Main Meals
Amanqina (trotters)
4
Easy
10 minuttes
3 hours
Amanqina are the trotters or feet of any animal, particularly cows, chicken or sheep, and are gelatinous and slightly sticky in texture. They’re an acquired taste, but delicious when cooked well.
Ingredients
Method
- 4 T canola oil
- 1 medium onion, peeled and diced
- 1 bay leaf sprig
- 2 T mild curry powder
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 T paprika
- 800 g cow or sheep’s trotters
- salt, to taste
- 2 litres chicken stock
- pap or rice, for serving
Method
Ingredients
1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and bay leaf and fry until softened. Add the curry powder and fry for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and paprika and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add the trotters and salt, then pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and cook slowly for 3 hours, or until the trotters are soft and the skin pulls away from the bone easily. Serve with pap or rice.
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Stylist: Khanya Mzongwana
Photographer: Toby Murphy
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