Pistachio Sauce (Egusi-Style Pumpkin Seed Sauce)

shopping_basket Ingredients 11 items

• check_circle 250 g or 1 cup of pistache (pumpkin seed)
• check_circle 500 g of beef
• check_circle 2 tomatoes, cut into small dice
• check_circle 1 large onion
• check_circle 1/2 leek
• check_circle 3 cloves of garlic
• check_circle a little ginger (optional)
• check_circle Salt and pepper
• check_circle 1 large onion
• check_circle Thyme and 1 chilli (optional)
• check_circle 4 tbsp of oil

receipt_long Preparation Steps

1. 1
   Mince the onion. Cut the beef into pieces, salt it and leave it with 1/4 of the minced onion and 1/2 litre of water for about 20 minutes.
2. 2
   Meanwhile, blend the pumpkin seeds until you get a powder and put it in a container with 1/2 glass of water. Finely cut the 1/2 leek, and chop the garlic and ginger.
3. 3
   When the meat is almost cooked, remove its juice and set it aside. Add the oil to a pot and brown the meat pieces. Add the rest of the onion and the 1/2 leek, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and let them sweat for a few minutes while stirring, then add the meat cooking juice, garlic, ginger, thyme and chilli. Season with salt and pepper and let it simmer for 5 minutes over high heat.
4. 4
   Lower the heat and, using a small spoon, drop small mounds of the seed mixture into the pot. You can add a little water if needed. Let it simmer for about twenty minutes, until the meat is very tender and the seeds are cooked.
5. 5
   You can serve this sauce with rice, plantains, or a tuber such as cocoyam or yam of your choice.