How to cook Mopane worms / Mashonzha / Masonja Recipe/ Emperor Moth Caterpillar

mopane worms

🥗Healthier: edible insects

💰Cheaper: dried beans

Edible insects are a sustainable protein alternative.

Add mopane worms to a dish and cover with hot water for 15-30 minutes to reconstitute and wash them.

Drain and rinse the mopane worms after soaking.

Heat canola oil in a pot and sauté diced onions until almost brown.

Add the reconstituted mopane worms on top of the sautéed onions.

Add a pinch of salt and 1 cup of warm water to the pot.

Let the mixture simmer until the water starts to disappear.

Add chopped tomatoes on top of the mopane worms.

Squeeze in 3 tablespoons of tomato paste and stir.

Add 2 teaspoons of peri-peri powder to the mixture.

Simmer without covering the pot to allow moisture to escape.

Mix 3 tablespoons of Knorr soup powder with 1 cup of cold water and add to the pot.

Let it simmer on low heat until the soup thickens.

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