🇦🇴 Angolan Cuisine

Kitaba

Spiced Beef and Cassava Stew

Prep Time 1.5 hours

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 494 kcal

Slow-braised beef chunks with cassava root in a thick tomato and palm oil sauce seasoned with garlic, ginger, and bird's eye chili. Hearty inland comfort food.

Ingredients

700g beef chuck, cubed
400g cassava root, peeled and cubed
3 onions, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
4 tomatoes, chopped
3 tbsp palm oil
2 bird's eye chilies
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1 Season beef with salt, pepper, garlic, and ginger. Brown in palm oil in a heavy pot.
2 Remove beef. Saute onions until soft. Add tomatoes and cook into a thick sauce.
3 Return beef. Add enough water to cover. Simmer covered 40 minutes.
4 Add cassava cubes and chilies. Cook 25 minutes more until cassava is tender.
5 Adjust seasoning. The sauce should be thick and coating the meat.
6 Serve in deep bowls with funje or rice.

Did You Know?

In Angola's interior provinces, kitaba is the dish that welcomes a new son-in-law to the family table.