Sukuma Wiki
Kenya
Rédacteur en chef
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Sukuma wiki is braised collard greens, and the name tells you what it is for. In Swahili it means to push or stretch the week, and it describes a cheap, filling vegetable dish that makes the household's resources last. Served with ugali and perhaps a little roasted meat or fish, it is a typical Kenyan or Tanzanian meal. Sukuma is the Swahili name for collard greens, called colewort in older English and often confused with kale. It is grown across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, it is inexpensive, and it is available all year round, which is exactly why it occupies the place it does. The greens are the most in demand vegetable in Kenya on both nutritional and economic grounds. The method is simple and the order matters. Onion is softened first, the greens go in by the handful so each addition wilts before the next, and tomatoes and liquid follow. Twenty to thirty minutes of gentle cooking takes it from tough to tender. It is naturally vegan as written, which is unusual for a staple side dish, and it is often eaten that way rather than by choice. A chopped chilli is the most common addition.
Sukuma wiki takes its name from the Swahili for pushing or stretching the week. Sukuma is the Swahili name for collard greens, grown across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and the dish is conventionally served with ugali.
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Heat the oil or fat over a medium-high flame in a large, heavy-bottomed pot.
Add the onion and sauté until translucent.
Add the greens in batches, sautéing each addition until wilted before adding the next.
Add the tomatoes, water or stock, salt and pepper.
Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Adjust the seasoning and serve with a little of the broth.
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Reminds me so much of home. Back in Zim we always use covo, but here in Luton I can only get kale from Sainsbury's or spring greens from the market. I added beef stock instead of water and let it simmer for a full 25 minutes till the leaves were properly soft. Ate it with hot sadza, absolute comfort food on a chilly UK evening.
yoh this was potent my broer! couldn't get stock so I sommer threw in a vegetable stock cube with the 2 cups water. sautéed the onions till nicely brown before putting the chopped greens in batches like you said. whole family destroyed it with fresh white bread, pot is squeaky clean.
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Made this for dinner tonight! I was a little skeptical about using 2 lbs of tomatoes with just one bunch of collard greens, but simmering them down for 30 min gave it such a great rich flavor. Quick question though, my greens released a lot of juice so it turned out almost like a stew, is it supposed to be that watery or should I cut back on the water next time?