Carl’s beef with Byo
Preparation Time (15 min) Time Cook (20 min) Total Time (35 min) Course Servings (Main) Dish (four servings)
Ingredients: 500g chopped okra, one onion finely chopped, one tomato finely chopped, one fresh chilli finely chopped (optional).
Instructions: In a pot add your okra water (500ml) onion and tomato, season well and let it boil while continuously stirring to ensure it does not spill over.
Once the Okra has broken down to your level of readiness (about 20 minutes) remove from heat (note that some people prefer it chunky others want it completely broken down).
Remember to check your seasoning and adjust. Add chilli if you like it hot. Serve hot with sadza. Slurping is allowed. Please note others will start with Bicarbonate of soda mixed with the water and bring it to boil before starting the steps above.
To add a twist, you can use instead wild delele leaves and add to the above ingredients green pepper, one cup coriander finely chopped and one cup parsley finely chopped.
(In a pot half filled with water, add all the ingredients and boil on a low simmer, making sure it’s not frothing over by removing from heat and stirring and returning to heat. Do this until the okra has completely disintegrated. Eat with roasted pork or fried chicken and sadza as a sauce.
(source: Carl Joshua Ncube’s Chikafu recipe book)