DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Matapa
Matapa is a Mozambican stew of cassava leaves cooked with coconut milk and ground peanuts, often enriched with garlic, onion, and dried shrimp.
About Matapa
Matapa is a Mozambican stew of cassava leaves cooked with coconut milk and ground peanuts, often enriched with garlic, onion, and dried shrimp.
Ingredients in Matapa
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- Dried shrimpprotein
- Watercooking medium
- Peanutother
- Saltother
- Garlicother
- Cassava Leavesother
- Coconut milkother
- Onionother
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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