Matoke (Stewed Green Bananas with Meat)

Matoke (Stewed Green Bananas with Meat)
Matoke is central to Kisii community cuisines. Being the major source of bananas, Kisii community has learnt over many years numerous ways of preparing “matoke”. In this recipe, the combination of the variety of green bananas with meat yields a very tasty dish that is savoured by the entire family. It is mainly eaten without accompaniment and served during lunch or dinner

Ingredients
456 g beef, medium fat
1.5 kg green bananas, unpeeled, raw
1 onion, unpeeled, red skinned, raw (184 g)
3 tomatoes, red, ripe (329 g)
106 g coriander leaves
8 potatoes, unpeeled, Irish, white (1.1 kg)
1 ½ tbsp. (24 g) salt, iodized
¼ cup (44 g) cooking fat, white
8 ¼ cups (1810 g) water

Preparation 20 minutes | Cooking 2 hours 30 minutes | Serves 4
• Cut the meat into bite size chunks and boil in 4 cups of water for 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel and wash the onions and tomatoes; cut into small cubes.
• Peel potatoes and bananas separately.
• Cut coriander leaves and set aside.
• Add onions to the meat and stir until the meat dries.
• Add oil, tomatoes, potatoes and bananas and finally the coriander leaves.
• Add salt to taste.
• Continue to stir while adding the rest of the water for 13 minutes.
• Cover with a lid.
• Cook for another hour

Nutrition data per 100g of recipe:
Energy 494 kJ/ 118 kcal |│ Fat 4.1 g │| Carbohydrates 13.3 g │| Protein 6 g |│ Fibre 1.8 g │
Vitamin A 19 mcg │| Iron 3.9 mg │| Zinc 1.12 mg