Namibian recipe
How to make Kapana
Windhoek, especially the Katutura township, and markets across Namibia
Small pieces of beef grilled on a hot metal plate over a wood fire at open-air markets, sold straight from the grill. It is dipped in a spice mix and eaten with a fresh salsa of onion, tomato and chilli, often with fat cakes. If you do not like it hot, say so.
Ingredients
- 600 g tender beef (sirloin or rump), cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons braai or barbecue spice, or salt, black pepper, paprika and a pinch of chilli
- For the salsa: 1 onion, 2 tomatoes, 1 small green chilli (optional), 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon white vinegar and salt
Method
- Make the salsa: chop the onion, tomatoes and chilli finely and mix with the oil, vinegar and a pinch of salt.
- Heat a heavy frying pan, griddle or barbecue plate until very hot, and brush it with the oil.
- Lay the beef pieces on the hot surface in one layer and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, turning them, until browned outside.
- Put the spice mix in a small bowl. Dip each piece in the spice and eat it with a spoon of salsa, with fat cakes or bread.
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The price is usually open to bargaining, and the traders compete noisily, each shouting that his meat is the best.
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