Botswanan Cabbage (Botswana)

Submitted by GiddyUpGo

"This recipe was featured on week 34 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook on meal from every nation on Earth, and Botswana is my 34th stop. Unless otherwise noted, my Travel by Stove recipes are taken from authentic or traditional sources, and this recipe has been posted without any alternations or additions to the ingredients."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 onion, shredded
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried piri-piri chile, crumbled (optional)
• about 3/4 of one small white cabbage, shredded
• oil (for frying)

directions

1. Fry the onion and tomato in a little bit of oil for about five minutes, then add the herbs and spices.
2. Stir well until you get a thick, kind of mushy paste.
3. Add the grated cabbage and saute for one or two minutes until well-blended, then cover and cook until the cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally.