Seswaa
A weekend Botswana dinner made with beef. Ready in about 8 hours. Difficulty: more effort.
- 5 minPrep (about)
- 7 hr 55 minCook (about)
- 8 hrTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 3.3 lb beef
Fresh & other
- 2 onions
- 6 ¼ cups water
Spices & seasonings (3): bay leaves, salt, black pepper
- 5 bay leaves
- To taste salt
- Sprinkling black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Pre heat oven to 325°F.
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Cut the meat in big chunks then brown in dish suitable for slow cooking in oven such as a cast iron baking dish.
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Add bay leaves, water, cracked black pepper, salt and the whole peeled onion.
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Bring to the boil then cover.
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Place into the oven for 4 hours.
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After 4 hours, take it out of the oven.
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Place onto the stove burner to heat off most of the remaining liquid.
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Use wooden spoon to pound or mash up your meat, your meat should fall apart quite easily.
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And will appear shredded.
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Brown the meat further if wanted.
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Check seasoning then dish up using polenta or your more traditional thick cornmeal known as pap or sadza, plus a side of green vegetables.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.