RCI-SN.004.0733.001

Matata

Name: Matata
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mozambican
Ingredients: 1 cup onions (chopped finely); 2 oz olive oil; 4 cups canned chopped clams; 1 cup peanuts (chopped finely); 2 unit 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

Clam and peanut stew. Matata is a typical Mozambique entree made with pumpkin leaves. We have used s

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

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

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Matata

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