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African Vegetable Stew
Photo: Kevin McCutcheon

African Vegetable Stew

10 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

485
Calories
15g
Protein
4g
Fat
102g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Swiss Chard not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Yam not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Onion (very large) -chopped
  • 1 Swiss chard bunch
  • 1 cn Garbanzo beans -(known also as chickpeas, ceci, etc.)
  • 1/2 c Raisins
  • 1/2 c Rice, raw
  • 2 Yams
  • Several fresh tomatoes -(or large can)
  • 1 Garlic clove -(or more to taste)
  • Salt and pepper,-to taste
  • Tabasco sauce, -to taste

Directions

1

Fry onion, garlic and white stems of chard until barely limp.

2

Add chopped greens and fry a bit.

3

Either peel the yams or scrub them well with a vegetable brush, then slice them into thick slices.

4

Add garbanzos, raisins, yams, tomatoes, salt and pepper.

5

Cook a couple of minutes.

6

Make a well in the center of the mixture in the pot.

7

Put the rice in the well and pat it down until it's wet.

8

Cover and cook until rice is done, about 25 minutes.

9

Add Tabasco sauce to taste.

10

Category:Central African Recipes

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Category:Central African Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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