Kapenta
This recipe was kindly contributed by Albert Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry. It is his favourite Zambian meal.
- 1 tomato
- 2 cups of dried kapenta (Tanganyika sardines)
- half an onion
- 3 cups of water
Dice the tomato and onion and set aside. Place the kapenta on the stove and turn on medium heat. Continuously mix the kapenta for roughly 10 mins
– this removes the bitterness. Then, place in a bowl of water and rinse. Clean the pan and put it back on the stove. Add 4 tbsp. of oil and brown the kapenta. Stir in the onion, brown, then add the tomato. Stir continuously for 5-10 mins. Serve with nshima (maize porridge) and rape greens.
A quick and easy recipe but absolutely delicious!
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