Seswaa (Pounded Beef)

Beef boiled until it falls apart, then pounded. A Setswana celebration dish.

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg beef on the bone (brisket, shin or chuck)
• 1 onion
• to taste salt
• water to cover water

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Method

1. Put the beef, onion and salt in a heavy pot and cover with water.
2. Simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours until the meat falls off the bone.
3. Remove the bones and let most of the liquid cook away.
4. Pound and shred the meat with a wooden spoon until stringy. Serve with pap or bogobe.

Cheaper swaps & tips

• Goat meat is also traditional.

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