Botswana Imbuya Spinach Vegetable Stew
African Vegetable Recipe
Real Botswana Imbuya Spinach Vegetable Stew Recipe
Vegetable Stew cooked the Botswana African way with Imbuya Spinach, peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic and rich spices.
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11-4-2017
Botswana Imbuya Spinach Vegetable Stew
African Recipes by African Gourmet
Fresh sautéed onions and peppers along with a rich blend of spices create a flavorful Botswanan Imbuya spinach vegetarian stew recipe.
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Ingredients
3
handfuls wild African spinach
2
medium chopped onions
1
medium chopped red bell pepper
1
medium chopped green bell pepper
4
medium chopped tomatoes
1
teaspoon allspice
½
teaspoon ground ginger
1
teaspoon tamarind paste
2
teaspoons red pepper flakes
1
teaspoon minced garlic
¼
cup olive oil
2
cups vegetable stock
Directions
Except
spinach, sauté vegetables in olive oil with the rice and spices add stock, simmer
for 15 minutes add spinach and simmer 5 additional minutes.
Imbuya
in the Tswana language is African spinach. Imbuya is a tropical leaf vegetable
grown in most tropical regions of Africa and is an important traditional
vegetable crop in the cooking lives of millions of Africans.