West Africa has no shortage of long-simmered stews made with an dizzying variety of both cultivated and foraged greens.
Tag: Stewing
Tashreeb Dajaj
Try this nourishing dish for a tasty change from your everyday chicken (dajaj) and vegetables. The flavorful stew is ladled over leftover bread to make a wholesome meal.
Sinigang na Baboy
Filipinos love a sour punch in their food, and sinigang gives them just that in a delicious stew flavored with the tang of tamarind.
Scotch Broth
This simple, hearty stew is a Scottish classic, a sublimely nourishing mix of lamb, swedes (rutabagas), barley and split peas.
Sancocho
Sancocho is a nourishing stew popular throughout the Latin World. It originated in Spain’s Canary Islands where is is a simple and spicy fish and potato stew.
Moqueca
Moqueca, sometimes spelled muqueca, is a simple yet tasty Brazilian seafood stew from Bahia state. As with many of the dishes of Bahia, moqueca shows strong African roots.
Menudo Rojo
Menudo is a tasty Mexican tripe stew that is popular for big family gatherings. It is also served as a late-night or breakfast hangover cure for a night of drinking.
Matoke
Plaintains and green bananas (matoke) are a staple part of the diet in Uganda and much of East Africa
Mafé, or Maafe
Mafé, known in English as groundnut stew, is an iconic African dish, popular throughout West Africa. This rich meat stew is thickened with ground peanuts.
Lham Lahlou
Lham lahlou, Arabic for “sweet meat,” is a very popular dish in Algeria, especially during the month of Ramadan.