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Ingredients
- 1 cup dried mopane worms
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 3 teaspoons oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon Cape Malay spice
- 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced
- ½ cup water
- salt and black pepper to taste
Method
- Soak the dried mopane worms in hot water for about 2 hours. Remove from the water and place in a medium saucepan. Cover the mopane worms with the boiling water and cook gently for 20 minutes. Rinse and keep warm.
- Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion, garlic and Cape Malay spice until the onion is soft.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the mopane worms and stir to mix. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Serve.
