🇳🇦Namibian lamb stew with cabbage and funchi (potjiekos)

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

beef stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable stock reduces calories and can be made easily.

cabbage

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale provides similar nutrients and collard greens are often less costly.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Smoked paprika adds depth without significant cost increase.

Chop garlic and bell peppers (green, red, and yellow).

Add black pepper and barbecue seasoning to the chopped ingredients and mix.

Melt butter in a large pot.

Add lamb and cook slowly with the vegetables.

Chop potatoes and tomatoes into large pieces and add them to the pot to stew with the meat.

Chop cabbage and add it to the pot after the other ingredients have cooked for a while.

Add more butter on top of the cabbage and onions in the pot.

In a separate pot, boil about 1 liter of water.

Gradually add maize meal to the boiling water, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.

Once thickened, continue stirring until it reaches the desired consistency.

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