Uganda / Side
Matoke
Green bananas steamed in banana leaves and mashed to a purée. The staple of the Buganda table.
Ingredients
- Green matoke bananas12
- Banana leaves6
- Onion1
- Tomatoes2
- Peanut paste, for the sauce100 g
- Vegetable oil40 ml
- Saltto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Peel the bananas with oiled hands; their sap stains the skin black.
Pass the banana leaves over a flame for ten seconds so they turn pliable.
Line the bottom of the pot with the leaf ribs; they keep the parcel off the water.
Wrap the bananas in the leaves into a tight parcel and set it on that platform.
Add water two fingers deep, cover and steam for an hour and twenty, topping up with boiling water.
Without unwrapping, press the parcel through the leaves into an even purée and return it to the steam for ten minutes.
Serve with peanut sauce or stewed beef, straight onto the leaf.
