Main Meals

Fisashi (vegetables in groundnut sauce)

6
Easy
10 minutes
30 minutes

This recipe, by Lulu Wood of The Wood Kitchen, is simple to prepare and perfect for serving alongside nshima (a staple maize porridge) and your favourite protein. With just a few ingredients, it’s a hearty meal that brings the taste of Zambia to your table in just 30 minutes.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 1 T salt
  • ¼ t bicarbonate of soda
  • 200 g pounded groundnuts
  • 2 large tomatoes, diced
  • 600 g Romaine lettuce, sliced
  • 1 large onion, diced

1. Place the water, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the groundnuts and tomato and cook for 10 minutes.

2. Reduce the heat by half, add the lettuce and cook for a further 15 minutes. Add the onion and cook for a further 5 minutes.

3. Stir to make sure that groundnuts are fully incorporated, taking care not to burn the mixture. Serve with nshima and your protein of choice.

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Photographer: Toby Murphy

Lulu Wood

Recipe by: Lulu Wood

Lulu Wood is one half of the duo who form The Wood Kitchen. Together with her partner William Wood, she is reframing Zambian cuisine through a contemporary lens.

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