What's in the African Stew at the MARA? AKL

[SGMCO]

I've seen the menu selections and African stew was on it,
what's in it? meat, seafood?
it was also served in a bread bowl,
was that good?

I would also like to here about the butternut soup.
thanks

 

[brendaziz]

It was beef i believe. No seafood that I recall- and the bread bowl was yummy Def a refreshing change to the typical quick service meal. but def has the african flavor combo that i could see some people not enjoying

 

[Tricia1972]

African Stew is a little taste of Heaven. It was my favorite dish from Mara on our recent visit.

From allears.net http://www.allearsnet.com/din/recipes/rec_as.htm

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yield: 16 servings[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ingredients[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 cups water
3 each chicken bouillon cubes
1/3 cup curry paste (or can be dry curry)
2 Tablespoons ground coriander, toasted
2 Tablespoons granulated garlic
4 cups coconut milk
¼ cup sugar
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 pounds beef/pork/chicken, large diced
2 cups mixed red and green peppers, diced
2 cups onions, diced
½ cup whole kernel corn, frozen
1 bay leaf
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 Tablespoons cornstarch (make slurry) [/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Method:[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1. In kettle, heat water, chicken bouillon cubes, curry paste, ground coriander, and granulated garlic. Let boil and add in sugar and coconut milk. [/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2. Add in the soy sauce and the diced meat. Let simmer for 20 minutes.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3. Add vegetables, spices, and cook until tender.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4. Bring to a boil and add cornstarch slurry slowly to the mixture and whisk until thickened.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NOTE: This is the recipe as it was sent by the chefs at Animal Kingdom Lodge. However, reader Mose writes: Just wanted to let you know that there seems to be an error in this recipe for the African Stew at Mara. The recipe calls for 3 cups of soy sauce. I thought that sounded like a little much, so I dialed it back to about half of that. Still, when I tasted the stew, it didn't taste anything like the real thing. In fact, it tasted like soy sauce. Nothing but soy sauce. Soy sauce soup. I think maybe the recipe should have been 1/3 cup of soy sauce, instead of 3 cups. The next time I make this recipe, I will try 1/3 cup and see how it turns out.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1/09 Reader Laurie writes to say that 3 Tablespoons of soy sauce is the correct amount, and that the stew is fantastic!​

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[hannaconda]

Don't worry it all taste like chicken.

 

[TDC Nala]

There was no beef in it, the meat was chicken. I would give it a try if you like curry. If you don't like curry, you won't like this.