Kenyan · intermediate
Kenyan Mukimo Mash With Garlic Seared Beef Strips
Hearty central Kenyan comfort food featuring potato mash folded with sweet corn, green peas, and pureed spinach, topped with fast-seared garlic beef strips.
- PREP TIME
- 20 min
- COOK TIME
- 30 min
- SERVES
- 4
Good things
start in the kitchen.
LET’S MAKE IT
Step by step
- 01
Place quartered potatoes into a large pot of salted water, bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes until tender.
- 02
Blanch fresh spinach in boiling water for 1 minute, drain, cool in ice water, and blend with 2 tablespoons of water into a smooth green puree.
- 03
Drain cooked potatoes, add green spinach puree, and mash thoroughly with a potato masher until smooth and evenly green.
- 04
Fold sweet corn kernels and green peas into the green potato mash until distributed, adjust seasoning with salt, and keep warm.
- 05
Heat vegetable oil in a heavy frying pan over high heat until smoking hot.
- 06
Season beef sirloin strips with ground cumin and salt, then flash-sear beef with minced garlic in batches for 2 to 3 minutes until browned.
- 07
Spoon warm green mukimo mash onto plates and top with hot seared garlic beef strips.
A LITTLE KITCHEN KNOW-HOW
Herbal Mash Integration
Incorporating a dark green leaf puree into warm cooked potatoes prior to mashing to bind color, nutrients, and moisture uniformly.
Notes from the kitchen
- Do not overcrowd the pan when searing beef to ensure high heat creates a good crust without steaming meat.
- Blend spinach thoroughly to achieve the traditional vibrant green color across the mash.
- Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Kenyan; regional versions vary.
- Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.
