Mozambique Vegetable Stew

Ingredients:

1 large sweet potato or yam, peeled and chopped into bite sized pieces

2 stalks celery, sliced lengthwise and chopped into bits

1 tblsp or to taste minced fresh ginger

1 tblsp or to taste minced fresh jalapeno

3 Tblsp olive oil or to taste

2 - 3 chopped scallions

1/2 bunch chopped cilantro

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp turmeric

Pinch of asefetida

1/2 - 1 cup tomato sauce

1 head broccoli, stalks peeled, chopped small

2 carrots, peeled and diced

1 cup chopped green beans or peas

14 oz can coconut milk

2 cups kale, stemmed and chopped in small pieces

Salt or soy sauce to taste

Cooking Instructions:

Heat the olive oil on low in a heavy wide pan while you peel and chop veggies. Turn up the heat a bit, saute the celery, asefetida, fresh ginger and jalapeno briefly. Add the yam, stir and cook 5 minutes, lower heat, cover and cook 5 minutes. Add the scallions, cilantro, spices, broccoli, carrots and beans. Turn up the heat again, stir and cook 5 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, stir and cook until hot, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, stir and cook two minutes, adding water as needed if it seems too thick. Add the chopped kale, stir and cook two more minutes. At this point, cook a few minutes extra if the veggies seem to need it. Add salt, shoyu or braggs liquid aminos to taste. Turn off heat and cover.

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