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Malewa (Bamboo-Shoot Stew)

Name: Malewa (Bamboo-Shoot Stew)
Total time: 1h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Uganda
Ingredients: 2 cups dried malewa; 3 tbsp peanut paste; Onion; Chili; Oil; Salt

Mt. Elgon bamboo shoots dried, rehydrated and simmered with peanut paste — the Bagisu signature.

1h 4 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried malewa
• 3 tbsp peanut paste
• Onion
• Chili
• Oil
• Salt

Method

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Soak malewa overnight; boil 30 min.

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1
Soak malewa overnight; boil 30 min.
2
Fry onion, chili; stir peanut paste in with 1 cup water.
3
Add malewa; simmer 20 min.