Botswana Imbuya Spinach Vegetable Stew

African Vegetable Recipe

Real Botswana Imbuya Spinach Vegetable Stew Recipe

Vegetable Stew cooked the Botswana African way with Imbuya Spinach, peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic and rich spices.

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11-4-2017

Botswana Imbuya Spinach Vegetable Stew

African Recipes by African Gourmet 

Fresh sautéed onions and peppers along with a rich blend of spices create a flavorful Botswanan Imbuya spinach vegetarian stew recipe. 

Prep time: 15 min Cook time: 20 min Total time: 35 min

Ingredients

3 handfuls wild African spinach

2 medium chopped onions

1 medium chopped red bell pepper

1 medium chopped green bell pepper

4 medium chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon allspice

½ teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon tamarind paste

2 teaspoons red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon minced garlic

¼ cup olive oil

2 cups vegetable stock

Directions

Except spinach, sauté vegetables in olive oil with the rice and spices add stock, simmer for 15 minutes add spinach and simmer 5 additional minutes. 

Imbuya in the Tswana language is African spinach. Imbuya is a tropical leaf vegetable grown in most tropical regions of Africa and is an important traditional vegetable crop in the cooking lives of millions of Africans.