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Xigugu

A traditional Tsonga spread made of ground-roasted corn and peanuts. It’s dark in colour but glossy and subtly sweet.

Conversions

intermediate

SERVES 5

PREP TIME 1hr 30mins

COOK TIME 1hr 45mins

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Ingredients

  • 2 ½ Cups Peanuts
  • 1 ½ Cups Corn Kernels
  • 2 Tbsp Huletts Brown Sugar
  • 2 tsp Salt

Method

  1. Dry roast the peanuts until almost chocolate brown, and leave to cool completely.
  2. Dry roast the corn kernels separately and leave them to cool completely.
  3. Grind the peanuts to a fine peanut powder.
  4. Mix peanut powder and corn kernels and sugar.
  5. Grind them for a long time in a traditional crusher or a pestle and mortar until a paste forms.
  6. Sprinkle it with a bit of salt and sugar.

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g