Mufete · African Food Network

Name: Mufete · African Food Network
Total time: 200 min
Ingredients: 1 whole carapau or tilapia; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 180g dried butter beans or other white beans, soaked at least 2 hours or overnight; 1 bay leaf; 1 small onion, finely chopped (for the beans); 50ml palm oil; Sugar, to taste; 1 small onion, chopped (for the salsa); A handful of parsley, chopped; A splash of lemon juice; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil (for the salsa); 2 medium plantains; 2 to 3 sweet potatoes, or regular potatoes; 2 to 3 yams or cassava; Farinha musseque (toasted ground manioc) or breadcrumbs, to garnish; Black pepper, to taste

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Mufete is a plate from Luanda, and more precisely from Ilha de Luanda, the sandbar that curves off the Angolan capital. It is grilled fish with an onion…

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Ingredients

1 whole carapau or tilapia
Juice of 1 lemon
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
180g dried butter beans or other white beans, soaked at least 2 hours or overnight
1 bay leaf
1 small onion, finely chopped (for the beans)
50ml palm oil
Sugar, to taste
1 small onion, chopped (for the salsa)
A handful of parsley, chopped
A splash of lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil (for the salsa)
2 medium plantains
2 to 3 sweet potatoes, or regular potatoes
2 to 3 yams or cassava
Farinha musseque (toasted ground manioc) or breadcrumbs, to garnish
Black pepper, to taste