RECIPE: Kamogelo Maleka’s Mopane Worms

Kamogelo Maleka started cooking at the tender age of 12. Today she is a second-year education student and owns a catering business. Maleka is always up for a challenge in the kitchen and this time around she’s tried out an authentic Mzansi recipe… mopane worms!

Ingredients

• 1 cup of mopane worms
• 3 tomatoes (2 cubed and 1 grated)
• 1 medium onion
• 3 teaspoons of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1/3 cup of water

Method:

1. Soak your worms in warm water for 3 hours. Drain the water and put them aside.
2. Sauté the onion in a pan until soft and add 1 grated tomato and dice the other two.
3. Add the sugar and salt and let it cook for five minutes on medium heat.
4. Add your mopane worms, pour in 1/3 cup of water and close the lid.
5. Let it simmer on medium heat until the gravy is nice and thick!
6. Serve with pap or enjoy as a snack.