Easiest Way to Special at dinner Matoke(Plantain) Served With Meatballs and Creamed Spinach

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Matoke(Plantain) Served With Meatballs and Creamed Spinach. Drain and immediately place tomatoes in ice water. Description Matoke (or Matooke) refer to the plantain or plantain banana in Uganda, where plantains are a staple crop. In Uganda, plantain bananas are often wrapped in plantain leaves and steamed until tender. (Other banana-leaf cookery recipes are: Liboké de Viande and Liboké de Poisson.) This dish can be made with or without the meat.

Versions of matoke, also known as matooke, are served in Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

Hello guys I tried East African Cuisine,(Matoke in a peanut sauce served with sautee spinach)its a ugandan delicacy but its such a great and nutritious meal,you cant miss to try such a yummy meal.

Stir, cover and let the meat cook slowly on medium to low heat.

You can cook Matoke(Plantain) Served With Meatballs and Creamed Spinach using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Matoke(Plantain) Served With Meatballs and Creamed Spinach

1. You need 6-10 of plantains or as much as you may need.

2. Prepare 2 of ripe tomatoes.

3. It’s 1 of large onion.

4. Prepare 2-3 tsp of tomato paste.

5. You need of Ginger and garlic minced.

6. You need of Green bell pepper.

7. You need of Vegetable oil.

8. You need of Salt and preferred spices.

9. Prepare of Served with creamed spinach and some leftover meatballs.

In the mean time, peel the matoke and boil with a bit of salt. peeled, ready to cook cooked, ready to serve.

Once the meat was cooked, I added some salt to taste,… and then I messed up!

I threw in grated carrots (-_-) I do remember that I had purchased some palak spinach but hadn't paid much attention when I did it.

So many of the leaves were in bad shape and rotting, there was too little left to actually use the spinach as a vegetable side.

Matoke(Plantain) Served With Meatballs and Creamed Spinach step by step

1. Boil your plantains without peeling them. It will prevent them from turning black as you peel. It also shortens the cooking time. It takes about 10 minutes.

2. Once ready, run some cold water over them and remove the skin..

3. Time to make the sauce. Blend your tomatoes, garlic, and ginger. Saute your onions, add in the blended tomatoes, tomato paste and green bell peppers. Add in your spices and let them simmer for a while before adding in your boiled plantains..

4. Let them cook for a few minutes before turning off the flame..

5. Meatballs in coconut sauce

Get your meat balls ready. I had about 5 left over. Saute your onions, tomatoes,tomato paste, garlic, ginger, and any other preferred spices. Add some coconut milk and throw in the meatballs. Let them cook till ready..

1. For the creamed spinach

Saute your onions, and garlic till translucent. Pour in a little cream (I used coconut cream) before adding the spinach. Let them cook for a few minutes..

1. Serve and enjoy. Adjust salt and spices to suit your taste..

I decided to cook it in a bit of garlic and mix it with the meatballs.

These healthy baked turkey spinach meatballs are amazing!

So easy to make and so delicious - what a great new recipe for a healthy lifestyle!

Best of all, you can sneak the whole package of spinach into these meatballs and even spinach haters will devour them!

I then strain it with a colander and rinse with cold water after which I squeeze and it is ready for use.