Medium
Christmas Noche Buena
Sishwala with Umncweba - Swazi Christmas Sorghum Porridge
Eswatini's traditional Christmas porridge - fermented sorghum with dried meat. This Swazi dish represents the kingdom's heritage and ancient preservation techniques.
212
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
135 min
Prep Time
77 min
Cook Time
212 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
4.00 cups
Sorghum flour
1.00 lb
Dried beef
biltong or jerky
2.00 lbs
Pumpkin
peeled, cubed
0.50 cup
Peanut butter
natural
1.00 large
Onion
chopped
3.00 large
Tomatoes
diced
1.00 lb
Green beans
3.00 tbsp
Vegetable oil
10.00 cups
Water
2.00 tsp
Salt
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Soak dried beef in water 2 hours to soften. Shred into strips.
120 minutes
2
Boil 8 cups water. Gradually add sorghum flour, stirring constantly.
3
Cook porridge 30 minutes, stirring frequently until thick.
30 minutes
4
Boil pumpkin in 2 cups water until soft. Mash roughly.
20 minutes
5
Make sauce: sauté onions in oil. Add tomatoes, cook until saucy.
12 minutes
6
Add shredded beef, green beans, peanut butter. Cook 15 minutes.
15 minutes
7
Season with salt. Sauce should be thick and rich.
8
Serve sishwala with pumpkin and meat sauce on side.