Umngqusho

Name: Umngqusho
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 cups samp (crushed corn); 1 cup sugar beans; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp chili powder

Umngqusho/oom-NGKOO-shoh/

Also known as: Samp and Beans

About this dish

A slow-cooked samp and bean stew, a traditional Xhosa staple famously enjoyed by Nelson Mandela.

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Ingredients

🌽2 cups samp (crushed corn)

🫘1 cup sugar beans

🧅1 onion, chopped

🌶️1 tsp chili powder

Method

Serves 2

Soak the samp and beans together overnight.

Simmer in fresh water for several hours until very tender.

Sauté onion and stir into the cooked samp and beans.

Season with chili powder and salt.

Simmer further until thickened, then serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Umngqusho is a traditional Xhosa dish of samp (crushed corn) and beans, widely known as one of Nelson Mandela's favorite meals.

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