Umngqusho Recipe

Umngqusho 

Ingredients

• Sugar beans (1 cup)
• Samp meilies (1 cup)
• Oil for frying
• Bacon (250 g)
• Onions (2 finely chopped)
• Green pepper (chopped)
• Garlic (1 chopped clove)
• Tomatoes (diced)
• Curry powder
• Salt and pepper

Method

After sorting the samp meilies, soak it overnight. You can also use boiling water if you are in a haste for like two hours.

Place the beans and the samp meilies inside a pot filled with water and allow to boil.

Reduce the heat and allow to cook until you are sure that everything is soft (usually about 120 minutes). However, if you did not soak your samp meilies overnight, you may have to add extra cooking time to allow it to soften very well.

While cooking, please do not stir it so that it does not become unnecessarily starchy. What you should do is to keep checking from time to time to avoid burning at the base of the pot. If it is necessary, add water.

In a saucepan, fry your onions together with the green pepper until tender. Then, add the bacon, curry powder, tomatoes, garlic, and then fry all of them together.

Also, add the seasoning to taste. But make sure that you stir to avoid burning.

Once the beans and samp meilies are soft, you can drain the water and rinse. Then, gradually pour the relish into the beans and samp meilies and let it cook for a while. If you need to add a little extra water, feel free to do so and occasionally stir to avoid it from sticking at the bottom.

The moment you are sure that the flavours have combined and that both the samp and beans are also mushy, you can remove from heat. It is ready to be served.