Recipe

Recipe: Zimbabwean Vegetable and Peanut Stew (Huku ne Dovi)

      ·         2 Tablespoons olive oil

·         2 onions, chopped

·         1 cup peanut butter

·         4 cups vegetable or chicken stock

·         1 1-pound can of tomatoes (2 cups), cut in pieces

·         salt and pepper

·         1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper flakes (or less--this is pretty spicy)

·         2 cups cabbage, finely chopped

·         3 sweet potatoes, chopped

·         4 carrots, chopped

·         2 turnips, chopped

·         12 whole okra, fresh or frozen, with stems trimmed

·         2-3 cups chicken, cooked and in big chunks

In a large pot, fry the onion in the oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in 1 cup of the stock. Whisk in the peanut butter, then stir in the rest of the stock, the tomatoes with their juice, salt and pepper to taste, and the hot pepper. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat, cover, and let simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in the cabbage, sweet potatoes, carrots, and turnips, bring back to a boil, then reduce heat again, cover, and cook for 20 more minutes.
Stir in the okra and chicken chunks, cover, and let stew for 30 minutes.
To serve, gather your guests around a table and invite them to dig in. Or ladle it out into individual soup bowls and serve with cornbread or the traditional fried cornmeal mush.


http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spain-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/Zimbabwe.html