Seswaa

Seswaa is beef that is shredded after being cooked for a long time until it falls apart, the national dish of Botswana. It is traditionally served at big family gatherings and ceremonies, with maize porridge.

4 h 20
4 servings
Medium
Pricier
🇧🇼 Botswana

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Black pepper
1 tsp Sweet paprika

On the side

500 g Phaletshe (firm maize porridge)
2 Red onions

Nutrition facts

319 kcal per serving

Protein: 52.7 g
Carbohydrates: 2.1 g
of which sugars: 1.3 g
Fat: 10.9 g
of which saturated fat: 3.1 g
Fiber: 0.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Cut the meat into large pieces, trimming off excess fat, and put it in a large pot with the water, the sliced onion and the crushed garlic.
Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer covered for about 3 hours, checking from time to time that there is still a little liquid.
When the meat falls apart easily with a fork, remove the bones and pieces of fat.
Shred the meat with two forks or with your fingers, then return it to the broth and reduce over medium heat for 15 minutes until the juices are almost absorbed.
Season with the salt, pepper and paprika, then serve hot with the maize porridge and red onion rings.