MadoraMopane Worms in Tomato Sauce
Madora, or mopane worms, are rehydrated and cooked with onion, tomato, and spices into a rich Zimbabwean relish often served with sadza.
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Madora
- 200gMopane Worms (dried and rinsed thoroughly)
Rehydrating
- 900mlWater
Relish
- 30mlVegetable Oil
- 150gOnion (finely chopped)
- 8gGarlic (crushed)
- 300gTomato (finely chopped)
- 120mlWater
- 2gChili Powder
- 5gSalt
- 2gBlack Pepper
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Method
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- 01
Place the mopane worms in a pot with the rehydrating water and simmer until tender, then drain well.
- 02
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.
- 03
Add the onion and cook until soft, then stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant.
- 04
Add the tomato and cook until it forms a thick sauce.
- 05
Stir in the mopane worms, water, chili powder, salt, and black pepper.
- 06
Simmer gently around 90°C (194°F) until the sauce clings to the mopane worms, then serve hot.
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