What is a popular recipe in Zambia?

Answer 1

How to Cook --- Nshima (ehn SHIHM uh) [^1]Nshima is a cornmeal product and a staple food of Zambia. Zambians have nshima for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Nshima for Zambian is just like rice for Chinese, it is a big part of the food culture.This MUST always be served hot with either a vegetable, bean, meat or fish dish. Look at the Dried Mushroom recipe on the next page, it is a fantastic dish to go with nshima.Ingredients [1 cups = 250mL]4 Cups of Water (w)1 Cups of plain corn meal (pcm)Method:Step 1: Pour 4 cups of water into a medium size cooking pot. Heat the water until the water become warm.Step 2: Slowly sprinkle ¾ portions of the corn meal into the pot using one tablespoonful at a time while stirring continuously with a wooden cooking stick.Step 3: Keep stirring slowly until the mixture begins to thicken and boil. Turn the heat down a bit, cover the pot and let it simmer for 3 - 5 minutes.Step 4: Carefully remove the cover. Slowly, a little at a time, pour a quarter cups of corn meal and briskly stir with the cooking stick until smooth and thick. Stir vigorously. Sprinkle a little more corn meal and stir if you desite a thicker nshima or less for a softer nshima.Step 5: Cover the pot, turn the heat off and let nshima sit on the stive for another 2 - 3 minutes. The mixture should be quite stiff and hold its shape when turned out of the pan. In Zambia, each dinner tears off walnut-sized balls of Nshima and dips it into the stew or sauce.