Mbeya Soup

Name: Mbeya Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tanzanian
Ingredients: 400g beef, cubed; 1/2 cup maize flour; 2 cups mixed greens; 2 carrots, chopped

Supu ya Mbeya/SOO-poo yah mm-BAY-ah/

About this dish

A hearty Tanzanian vegetable and meat soup from the highlands of Mbeya, thickened with maize flour.

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Ingredients

🥩400g beef, cubed

🌽1/2 cup maize flour

🥬2 cups mixed greens

🥕2 carrots, chopped

Method

Serves 4

Simmer beef in water with onion until tender.

Add chopped carrot and continue cooking.

Stir maize flour into a little cold water, then whisk into the simmering soup to thicken.

Add chopped greens and cook until wilted.

Season with salt and serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mbeya soup is a regional Tanzanian dish from the southern highlands, reflecting the area's maize-growing agricultural tradition.

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