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Moambé Stew
Moambé Stew is a traditional Congolese recipe for a classic dish of meat cooked with chillies, tomatoes and greens in palm soup base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Congolese version of: Moambé Stew.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
70 minutes
Total Time:
90 minutes
Serves:
6
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesCongo Recipes
Moambé is a traditional
Congolese stew made from the fruit of the
African oil palm
Elaesis guineensis. The stew can be made from just about any meat, including wild game (though the chicken version is common).
Ingredients:
1.3kg stewing meat cut into large bite-sized pieces
juice of 1 lemon
2
chilli peppers de-seeded and pounded to a paste
2 tbsp palm oil (or groundnut oil mixed with
paprika)
2 onions, chopped
6 large, ripe, tomatoes, chopped
400g greens (eg spinach, collard greens, kale etc) washed and cut into small strips
250ml
Nyembwe Sauce (or plam butter or canned palm soup base or peanut butter)
Method:
Mix the meat, lemon juice, salt and pepper together and allow to marinate for an hour.
Meanwhile heat the oil in a casserole dish or large pot. Add the onions and cook for a few minutes then add the meat and cook until browned. Once the meat is nicely coloured add the tomatoes and about 500ml water. Reduce the heat to a simmer then add the palm nut sauce or palm butter or peanut butter) then add the greens. Cover and allow to simmer on low heat until the meat his tender (about an hour).
If peanut butter is used then the dish is transformed into Muamba Nsusu. Serve with Baton de Manioc, FuFu or rice.
