Changes: Matata

Latest revision as of 16:39, 24 February 2011

Description

Clam and peanut stew. Matata is a typical Mozambique entree made with pumpkin leaves. We have used spinach as a substitute. This is one dish that wasn't influenced by the cooking of Portugal. Imagine a combination like clams and peanuts and tender young greens! You may want to hold out the crushed red pepper. Start without it and add it gradually, with discretion.

Ingredients

1 cup onions, chopped finely
2 oz olive oil
4 cups canned chopped clams
1 cup peanuts, chopped finely
2 tomatoes cut in small pieces
1 tbsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp crushed red pepper.
1½ lbs fresh spinach (young leaves) chopped finely.
2 cups white rice
5 cups boiling salted water

Directions

In a 4-quart saucepan sauté the onions in olive oil until soft but not brown.
Add clams, peanuts, tomatoes, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper.
Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
Add spinach.
Cover tightly and, as soon as leaves have wilted, matata is ready to serve.
Correct the seasoning.

Rice

Cook white rice in boiling salted water until tender.
Serve matata over rice.

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+== Description ==
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+Clam and peanut stew. Matata is a typical Mozambique entree made with [[pumpkin leaves]]. We have used [[spinach]] as a substitute. This is one dish that wasn't influenced by the cooking of Portugal. Imagine a combination like clams and [[peanut]]s and tender young greens! You may want to hold out the [[red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper]]. Start without it and add it gradually, with discretion.
-==Description==
+== Ingredients ==
+* 1 cup [[onion]]s, chopped finely
-Matata is a typical Mozambique entree made with [[pumpkin leaves]]. We have used [[spinach]] as a substitute. This is one dish that wasn't influenced by the cooking of Portugal. Imagine a combination like clams and [[peanut]]s and tender young greens! You may want to hold out the [[red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper]]. Start without it and add it gradually, with discretion.
+* 2 oz [[olive oil]]
+* 4 cups canned chopped [[clams]]
+* 1 cup [[peanut]]s, chopped finely
+* 2 [[tomato]]es cut in small pieces
+* 1 tbsp [[salt]]
+* ½ tsp [[black pepper]]
+* 1 tsp [[red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper]].
+* 1½ lbs fresh [[spinach]] (young leaves) chopped finely.
+* 2 cups [[white rice]]
+* 5 cups boiling salted [[water]]
-==Ingredients==
+== Directions ==
+# In a 4-quart saucepan sauté the [[onion]]s in [[olive oil]] until soft but not brown.
+# Add clams, [[peanut]]s, [[tomato]]es, [[salt]], [[black pepper]] and [[red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper]].
+# Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
+# Add [[spinach]].
+# Cover tightly and, as soon as leaves have wilted, matata is ready to serve.
+# Correct the seasoning.
+=== Rice ===
-*
+# Cook [[white rice]] in boiling salted [[water]] until tender.
-*
+# Serve matata over [[rice]].
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-*
+[[Category:Mozambican Meat Dishes]]
-==Directions==
+[[Category:Stew Recipes]]
-#In a 4-quart saucepan
-#Saute: 1 cup [[onion]]s chopped finely in
-#2 oz. [[olive oil]] until soft but not brown.
-#Add: 4 cups CANNED CHOPPED CLAMS
-#1 cup [[peanut]]s, chopped finely
-#2 [[tomato]]es cut in small pieces
-#1 Tbs. [[salt]]
-#1/2 tsp. [[pepper|black pepper]]
-#1 tsp. [[red pepper flakes|crushed red pepper]].
-#Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
-#Add 1 1/2 Ibs. FRESH [[spinach]] (young leaves) chopped finely.
-#Cover tightly and, as soon as leaves have wilted, Matata is ready to serve.
-#Correct the Seasoning
-#Cook:
-#2 cups [[white rice]] in
-#5 cups BOILING SALTED [[water]] until tender.
-#Serve over [[rice]].
-[[Category:Mozambican Recipes]]
-[[Category:Mozambican Soups]]
-[[Category:Pumpkin leaves Recipes]]
 [[Category:White rice Recipes]]
 [[Category:Spinach Recipes]]
-[[Category:Rice Recipes]]
+[[Category:Clam Recipes]]
+[[Category:Peanut Recipes]]
+[[Category:Tomato Recipes]]
+[[Category:Onion Recipes]]
 [[Category:Recipes that need photos]]