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Ndizi na Nyama (Tanzanian Green Bananas with Beef)

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Ndizi na nyama (green bananas and meat) is a Tanzanian dish popular among the East African countries.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean beef, cut into small pieces
  • ⅓ ginger root, minced
  • 1½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 green (unripe) cooking bananas, peeled and quartered
  • Coconut milk

Instructions

  1. 1
    Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. 2
    Add beef, ginger, salt, and garlic. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
  3. 3
    When the meat is almost done, add the oil, tomato paste, onion, and tomatoes to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add the banana to the saucepan, cover, and cook for 10–12 minutes until the banana has slightly softened.
  5. 5
    Stir in the coconut milk, and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes more until the banana can be readily pierced with a fork and the meat is very soft.
  6. 6
    Season with salt to taste, and serve hot.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ndizi_na_Nyama_(Tanzanian_Green_Bananas_with_Beef)