Tihove (Pounded Maize with Peanuts)

Samp or maize pounded with beans and peanuts. A Xitsonga favourite.

Ingredients

• 400 g samp
• 150 g cowpeas or sugar beans
• 150 g peanuts, ground
• to taste salt
• water to cover water

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Method

1. Soak the samp and beans overnight.
2. Boil until very soft, about 2 hours.
3. Add the ground peanuts and salt.
4. Pound or mash until thick and smooth, then serve warm.

Cheaper swaps & tips

• Peanut butter works if you can't grind peanuts.

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