Matoke is a Kenyan food that has its origin in Kisii lands and is commonly prepared with beef. This recipe is easy to cook and the ingredients are readily available.
Here’s a Beef Matoke recipe that is bound to be a household favourite this holiday:
Ingredients
1 bunch bananas
500 g beef, chopped into pieces and washed
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
carrots, chopped and washed dhania
1 table spoon salt
curry powder
Rina vegetable oil
Steps
- Peel the bananas.
- Put the beef in a cooking pot with a pinch of salt and add one cup of water, then place over heat and cover. Let it boil for 30 minutes until it’s tender.
- Drain the soup that is remaining and put aside (preserve it for soup later).
- Add Rina Vegetable Oil in the meat and heat as you stir to mix then add onion. Let the onions fry with the meat for 3 minutes and add tomatoes and carrots, stir to mix then cover to simmer until the tomatoes soften.
- Add the bananas to beef and stir. Add the preserved soup if not enough, add some water with some salt, dhania and curry powder. Cover, then let it simmer for 15 minutes or until the bananas are soft.
- Remove from heat and serve.
