West Africa has no shortage of long-simmered stews made with an dizzying variety of both cultivated and foraged greens.
Tag: Stewing
Hakô Bantara
Tashreeb Dajaj
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)
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
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)
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
(Scottish lamb, barley and root vegetable stew)
This simple, hearty stew is a Scottish classic, a sublimely nourishing mix of lamb, swedes (rutabagas), barley and split peas.
Sancocho
(Latin root vegetable stew)
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
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)
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
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)
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
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)
Plaintains and green bananas (matoke) are a staple part of the diet in Uganda and much of East Africa
Mafé, or Maafe
(West African meat in peanut sauce)
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
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)
Lham lahlou, Arabic for “sweet meat,” is a very popular dish in Algeria, especially during the month of Ramadan.