Rwanda | Main dish

Agatogo

Name: Agatogo
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Rwanda, East Africa
Ingredients: 800 g green banana and beef; 2 tbsp oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 medium tomatoes, chopped; 2 tbsp tomato and peanut; 2 cups stock or water; salt and pepper, to taste

Agatogo is a main dish with green banana and beef, tomato and peanut. Serve

Country

Rwanda

Region

East Africa

Time

100 min

Serves

Level

medium

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01 / Get ready

Everything you need

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Servings 6

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Ingredients

For 6 servings

Main dish

Main

800 g green banana and beef

Base

2 tbsp oil 1 large onion, chopped 3 medium tomatoes, chopped

Flavor

2 tbsp tomato and peanut

Liquid

2 cups stock or water

Seasoning

salt and pepper, to taste

02 / Let’s cook

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Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.

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4 steps 25 min prep 75 min cook (check method) 100 min total medium

Build base

Cook onion, oil, tomato, and seasoning until aromatic.

base 10:00

Add main

Add green banana and beef and enough liquid to cook evenly.

main 08:00

Simmer

Cook until tender and concentrated.

simmer 30:00

Serve

Adjust seasoning and serve with greens.

serve 05:00

Agatogo changes by household and market. Keep the main ingredient and seasoning balance, then adjust heat, liquid, or starch for your table.

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When to cook it

Best for family meals, weekend cooking, and country cooking.. Plan on a medium cook. Allow about 100 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

greens

Regional lane

Rwanda national table. A structured Rwanda dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs

Overcooking the greens until the color and texture collapse.
Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.

How you know it is ready

Greens should be cooked through but still look alive and glossy.
The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.

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Agatogo plantain and meat stew in tomato sauce; recipe illustration — Agatogo finished dish · Recipe illustration

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greens

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