🇧🇼 Botswanan Cuisine

Dikgobe

Bean and Corn Stew

Prep Time Overnight soak + 2 hours
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 332 kcal

A hearty, rustic stew of cowpeas or sugar beans cooked with samp corn kernels until both are creamy and melded together in a thick, satisfying broth.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups samp (dried corn kernels), soaked overnight
  • 1 cup sugar beans or cowpeas, soaked overnight
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Water

Instructions

  1. 1 Drain soaked samp and beans. Place in a large pot with fresh water.
  2. 2 Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 1.5 hours.
  3. 3 Heat oil, sauté onion until golden. Add to the pot.
  4. 4 Continue simmering until beans and samp are soft and creamy, about 30 more minutes.
  5. 5 Season with salt and serve hot.

Did You Know?

Dikgobe is so central to Setswana identity that some families judge a new bride by her ability to cook this humble dish well.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/botswanan/dikgobe/