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Sop sop

This creamy pumpkin and root vegetable stew from the Torres Strait is topped with shredded makrut lime leaves and celery salt to serve, for freshness and balance. It's a simple and satisfying stew that looks impressive served on banana leaf.

Sop sop

Sop sop Credit: Kitti Gould

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    25 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

25

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large brown onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 300 g sweet potato, cut into 3 cm pieces
  • 300 g peeled pumpkin pieces, cut into 3 cm pieces
  • 300 g taro, cut into 2 – 3 cm pieces
  • 300 g peeled cassava, cut into 3 cm pieces
  • 2 x 400 ml cans coconut milk
  • 250 ml (1 cup) vegetable stock, made with 1-2 tbsp vegetable stock powder
  • 3 tsp celery salt
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • makrut lime leaves, shredded
  • banana leaf and steamed rice, to serve

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and stir for 5-6 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic, sweet potato, pumpkin, taro, cassava, coconut milk, stock and celery salt and stir to combine.
  2. Cover and simmer gently over low heat for about 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the pumpkin is soft enough to thicken the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. Place a piece of banana leaf on each plate, spoon over the sop sop, sprinkle with a little lime leaf and extra celery salt and serve with rice on the side.
 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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