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1 • 1 kg beef, chicken or pork (or any combination) cut into serving-sized pieces
2 • 800g peanut butter
3 • 2 onions, chopped
4 • 4 tomatoes, chopped
5 • 1 chicken stock cube
6 • Salt and black pepper, to taste
7 • Banana leaves or large dock leaf or greaseproof paper (one per serving)
8 • 400g mushrooms, cleaned
9 • 1 smoked fish
10 • 4 plantains
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2 • Cook the meat in an oiled frying pan until browned but not cooked then remove and set aside.
3 • Heat a teaspoon of oil in a saucepan then add the onion and cook for a minute before adding the tomatoes, chicken stock cube, salt, pepper, peanut butter and the flesh from the smoked fish. If necessary add a little water to form a smooth sauce. Cook to heat through.
4 • Plunge the banana leaves in boiling water to soften them remove the mid-rib and cut the ends off the leaves to form rectangles. Place a portion of meat and some of the tomato-onion sauce (and mushrooms and smoked meat or fish, if desired) in the center of the leaf
5 • Fold the leaf from the sides then wrap from the ends to make at least a double layer. Tie into a package with oven-proof string then repeat until all the mixture is used up.
6 • Place a wire rack or trivet in the bottom of a large casserole dish then add water to the bottom of the trivet. Place the meat packages on top of the trivet and cover the dish. Bring to a boil and steam the packets for at least an hour. Add the plantains to the pot as well.
7 • Remove the plantains from the pot and mash with a fork. Top with the meat and sauce from the banana leaves and serve.
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