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Varanga

Varanga/vah-RAHN-gah/
Varanga
About this dish

Caramelized shredded beef, cooked slowly until sweet, sticky, and deeply browned.

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Ingredients
🥩800g beef, cubed
🍬1/3 cup sugar
🧅2 onions, sliced
🧂Salt, to taste
Method
Serves 3
1
Boil the beef in water until tender, then drain and shred slightly.
2
Fry the shredded beef in its own rendered fat until browning.
3
Add sugar and continue cooking, stirring, until deeply caramelized.
4
Add onion and cook until softened and glossy.
5
Serve with rice.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Varanga is a traditional Malagasy preparation for preserving and flavoring beef, valued for its sweet caramelized coating.

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