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Everyday Sauce · Groundnut Paste

Binyebwa

Binyebwa — street food from Kampala, Uganda
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Some cooks steam the sauce in a banana-leaf parcel, luwombo-style, instead of simmering it in a pan.

Binyebwa is a thick sauce of roasted, ground peanuts simmered with tomato and onion until glossy, ladled generously over steamed matooke or rice at food stalls throughout the city.

Why it's made this way: Groundnut sauce is one of the most common everyday pairings for matooke in Buganda, the humble counterpart to more festive dishes like luwombo.
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