Home » Soups » Page 6

Soups

BBQ sauce

How to make barbecue (BBQ) sauce

This was a request from one of my readers for Barbecue sauce. It works well as a basting sauce or as an accompaniment.  But warning: it’s got a  LITTLE “chilli” kick to it, so if you’re not a fan of chilli or maybe if you’re going to have kids eating, […]

 
Boiled Chibage (Mealies)

Good old simple boiled Chibage (Mealies)

Just about every Zimbabwean has fond memories of eating Chibage (mealies) from their childhood all the way up to adulthood! Whether it is just boiled or chakagochwa  (barbecued). It’s quite straight forward how you prepare chibage, no rocket science about it, so let’s get to it. Quick Instructions With your […]

 
Honey and Soy Marinade

How to make Honey and Soy marinade

If you have never made a marinade before, well this one is more than easy to prepare in 5 minutes or even less you will be done. You can use it to marinade any meat or poultry dish you wish.  Let’s get started! Quick Instructions Put garlic in bowl, add […]

 
Mufushwa weNyemba

Mufushwa weNyemba (dried black-eyed peas leaves)

Mufushwa (dried green leafy vegetables) is one of the traditional Zimbabwean dishes. It is normally an accompaniment to sadza (pap) and or some meat if one wishes. It is very nutritious, providing you with high levels of iron and folic acid which are very important nutrients for the body. One […]

 
Step 1

How to make sweet and sour sauce

This is mostly an Asian accompaniment which is normally used for dishes such as sweet and sour chicken, sweet and sour pork and a few more. It can also be used as dip were you can have it with finger foods such as Samosas, chicken nuggets or even spring rolls. […]

 
Maguru (beef tripe) chew

Traditional Maguru stew (tripe)

Maguru  (tripe) are among Zimbabwe’s top favored traditional foods. They are one of those dishes that you may have fond or maybe not so fond childhood memories of. If that be the case, hopefully today we can create a new and better set  of memories 🙂 I had personally never […]

 
Good old madora (mopani worms)

Good old Madora, Amacimbi (Mopane worms)

This is one dish that has been around in Zimbabwe since time immemorial. It is particularly popular in regions of the country with Mopane trees. This is essentially were the name of the dish is derived. Not everyone is a fan of madora or macimbi; however it sure has a […]

 
ZimboKitchen cheese sauce

How to make Cheese sauce

Anyone who loves cheese will definitely enjoy this cheese sauce. It’s more or less the same as preparing white sauce which I personally love. You can use this cheese sauce for just about anything you wish – on your pasta dishes to even some of the meat dishes such as […]

 
Ready to serve with your favorite meal!

Muriwo weRape in white sauce

Muriwo we rape has to be one of my favorite leafy green vegetables from childhood. In fact, when you’re a child you’re quite fussy and picky over what you want to eat and some foods have to get an acquired taste. I remember peas,  spinach and oh, these dumplings that […]

 

How to make Mutakura – Corn and Nuts (version 2)

This has to be my favorite version of mutakura. Am not really a fan of nyimo (round-nuts) and nyemba (cow-peas) which are usually the ingredients for the other mutakura versions. This is a pretty straight forward recipe since your chibage (maize corn) has already been pre-cooked you put this in […]