Mchuzi wa Kima (Minced Meat Stew)

Mchuzi wa Kima (Minced Meat Stew)

Perhaps the name of this stew is a little bit extraordinary. I sometimes think why it is termed like that but I have got the answer until now. But is one of my favorite dish in the Ramdhan buffet.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons ghee
• 2 small red onions, finely chopped
• 5 potatoes finely chopped in cubes
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 kg. ground beef
• 1 tin tomato puree
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• 1/2 tea spoon curry powder
• salt and pepper
• pinch nutmeg , cloves and ginger
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 tea spoon red vinagre
• a pinch of cinnamon and cardamon

Method

• In a large pot melt butter and gently saute chopped onions , potatoes, and bay leaf for 8 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef, increase the heat slightly and cook until golden brown.
• Taste for salt before seasoning. Add nutmeg tomato puree and half the stock or cube maggi ( with cup of water ) and simmer over a low heat, covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir from time to time and add remaining stock while adding the remaing of the spices.
• End the seasoning by adding red vinagre, whole chillies and lime juice.

Serve this lovely dish with Zanzibar pancakes (mikate ya maji).

Bon Apetite.

Benn Haidari