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Kapenta Stew

Dried kapenta in a tomato, onion and curry sauce.

About Kapenta Stew

Rumbie identifies matemba, also called kapenta, as part of Zimbabwe’s traditional meals. Her basic stew combines dried fish, onion, tomato and curry powder, following a preparation she describes as familiar in local households.

The fried fish brings its savoury character to the tomato-and-onion sauce. Curry powder supplies the named seasoning, while soup powder is an optional addition with an unspecified formula.

The fish and vegetables share a small amount of sauce after simmering. The source suggests sadza and muriwo leafy greens alongside; this named Zimbabwean rendition keeps those accompaniments separate from the stew’s ingredient formula.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Fish.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Kapenta Stew

Rumbie’s Zimbabwean dried-matemba kapenta stew.

  • Dried kapentaProteinIngredient page not linked
  • OnionAromatic
  • TomatoBase
  • Curry powderSeasoning
  • Frying oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
  • WaterLiquid
  • Soup powderSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
  • SadzaAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
  • Muriwo greensAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Dried kapenta: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual dried matemba98; exact freshwater fish species and product candidate unresolved.
  • Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Complete spice blend formula unspecified.
  • Frying oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic actual oil102, botanical identity unprovided.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit boiling-water soak105/110 and sauce water107/112 consolidated.
  • Soup powder (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional107/112; species/full compound formula unknown, no inferred extra allergens.
  • Sadza (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional serving114; full prepared formula unprovided, no separate linked recipe imported.
  • Muriwo greens (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual optional leafy-green serving114; species/full cooked formula unspecified.

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Sources & references
  1. Rumbie, ZimboKitchen — Dried Matemba: Kapenta stew