Ingredients
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8 -10 plantains
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1 lemon, juice of
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oil (for frying)
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1 onion, chopped
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2 -3 tomatoes, chopped (or canned whole tomatoes, drained)
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3 -4 garlic cloves, crushed
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1 chili pepper, chopped
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cayenne pepper (to taste) or red pepper (to taste)
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1 lb ground beef or 1 lb beef stew meat, cut in bite-sized pieces
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1 cup beef broth or 1 cup beef stock
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1 green bell pepper, chopped
Instructions
- Peel the plantains, cut into cubes, sprinkle with lemon juice, and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large pan. Fry the Onion, tomatoes, green pepper, hot pepper, and garlic together. Add spices to taste. Add meat or broth. Continue frying and stirring until the meat is nearly done or until the broth is starting to boil.
- Reduce heat. Add plantains. Cover and simmer over low heat until plantains are tender and meat is done. Serve matoke (matooke, if you prefer) hot.