Matoke

Name: Matoke
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 12 pcs green bananas (peeled); 1 pc onion (chopped); 2 pcs tomatoes (chopped); 30 ml vegetable oil; 200 ml water; salt (to taste)

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Green bananas peeled, wrapped and steamed until soft, then mashed into a smooth, savory dish that is one of Uganda's most important staple foods.

Servings6 SERVINGS

Ingredients

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Method

Wrap the bananas

Peel the green bananas and wrap them in banana leaves or foil.

If banana leaves aren't available, a tightly covered pot with a little water works fine — the point is to trap steam.

Steam the bananas

Place the wrapped bananas in a pot over a little water, cover, and steam until fully tender.

45 min

Cook the sauce

While the bananas steam, cook the onion in the oil until soft, then add the tomatoes and cook until they break down.

8 min

Mash the bananas

Unwrap the steamed bananas and mash them in the pot until smooth.

Matoke is mashed while still hot — it firms up and gets harder to mash as it cools.

Combine and finish

Stir the tomato and onion sauce through the mashed bananas along with a splash of water until well combined.

5 min

Season and serve

Season with salt to taste and serve warm as a main starch alongside stew.

vegetarianveganhalalgluten-freecomfort-foodbudgetdairy-freenut-free

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Matoke

6 steps · 3 timers · 6 servings