PEANUT BUTTER MATOKE

Woohoo! So excited about today's recipe. It's matoke! I have always wanted to cook matoke, I don't know if it is laziness or I just had not gotten the matoke. This recipe is made by special bananas, which are longer than normal ones. But you can cook this recipe with normal ones, though they will not be called matoke. I wanted to add more taste so I decided to add peanut butter for some creaminess and get a thick gravy. Traditionally matoke is cooked by Ugandans where it is served with homemade peanut sauce. The matoke is cooked with whole bananas. Very delicious. I have had it at a function. You can even add coconut milk for more taste and aroma. The peanut butter matoke had no left overs, that is how delicious it was, looking foward to making more matoke guys.

INGREDIENTS

1 Dozen Matoke Bananas
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
1 Tablespoon Black Pepper
1/2 Cup Chunky Peanut Butter
Pinch Salt
1/2 Cup Tomatoes
1/2 Cup Onions
3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons Water

METHOD

Peel, chop the bananas and leave them in water to prevent discoloration

Add onions to pan with oil

Cook until onions are browned and softened

Add tomatoes

Cook until tomatoes turn paste like

Add black pepper

Add turmeric

Add salt

Add chopped matoke into the pot

Allow to cook a few minutes

Turn to mix the ingredients

Add 2 cups water

Turn heat to medium low and allow to simmer

Add peanut butter

Add seasoning if needed. Cook until gravy has thickened

Serve with fried liver

PEANUT BUTTER MATOKE

Recipe by Mulunga Alukwe

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook time: 30 Minutes

Total time: 45 Minutes

Yield: 2 Servings

Ingredients

• 12 Matoke Bananas
• 1 Tablespoon Turmeric
• 1 Tablespoon Black Pepper
• 1/2 Cup Chunky Peanut Butter
• Pinch Salt
• 1/2 Cup Tomatoes
• 1/2 Cup Onions
• 3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 2 Tablespoons Water

Cooking Directions

1. Peel, chop the bananas and leave them in water to prevent discoloration. Add onions to pan with oil. Cook until onions are browned and softened. Add tomatoes. Cook until tomatoes turn paste like
2. Add black pepper. Add turmeric. Add salt. Add chopped matoke into the pot. Allow to cook a few minutes. Turn to mix the ingredients
3. Add 2 cups water. Turn heat to medium low and allow to simmer. Add peanut butter. Add seasoning if needed. Cook until gravy has thickened
4. Serve with fried liver