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Main course · South African

Mutton and Pumpkin Bredie (Cape-Style Stew with Rice)

90 min Serves 4 ~617 kcal/serving ~£10.80 (£2.70/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 600 g goat or mutton, bone-in pieces
  • 400 g pumpkin
  • 2 red onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 400 ml lamb or beef stock
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 300 g basmati rice

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
617 kcal
Protein
35.3 g
Carbohydrate
71.7 g
of which sugars
7.6 g
Fat
20.6 g
of which saturates
6.7 g
Fibre
2.9 g
Salt
1.08 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Cook the basmati rice according to the pack instructions.

  2. 2

    Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and brown the mutton all over, then set aside.

  3. 3

    Peel and chop the onion, add to the pot and cook for 10 minutes until softened.

  4. 4

    Stir in the garlic, then return the mutton to the pot with the stock and bay leaves. Cover and simmer for 1 hour until almost tender.

  5. 5

    Peel and cube the pumpkin, add to the pot and cook for a further 20 minutes until tender.

  6. 6

    Serve with the rice.

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