COPPER🇸🇿 Eswatini
Umncweba recipe
Savor the rich flavors of this traditional dish!
Ingredients
- 500 g beef
- 2 onions
- 4 garlic
- 2 tomatoes
- 500 g potatoes
- 500 ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
How to make Umncweba
- Chop 1 onion and mince 3 cloves of garlic, prepare for cooking.
- In a pot, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic until soft, for about 5 minutes.
- Add 500 g of diced beef to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in 500 g of chopped tomatoes along with 500 ml of beef stock.
- Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper, mixing well.
- Reduce heat to low, cover the pot and simmer for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add 500 g of diced potatoes to the pot and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Check the potatoes for doneness; they should be fork-tender before serving.
- Serve Umncweba hot, ensuring every bowl includes generous portions of beef and potatoes.
What is Umncweba?
Umncweba is a traditional dish from Eswatini, simmered in one pot, and takes about 90 minutes from start to finish. It is built around beef, potatoes and beef stock. The recipe below uses 9 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Umncweba take?
At 90 minutes it is slower than 62% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 24 dishes built on beef. The method runs to 10 steps, the longest being 60 minutes.
Any tips for making Umncweba?
Cooking low and slow helps the beef become tender and flavorful.
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