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Beef Mafe (West African Peanut Stew)


Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 lb. beef stew meat
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 onion
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tb ginger
  • 1 6-oz. can tomato paste
  • 6 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened nut butter (cashew works well)
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 eggplant
  • 1 sweet potato
  • 1 habanero pepper
  • rice

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in pan. sprinkle beef with black pepper and salt. Brown beef, then set aside.
  2. Cook onions in beef drippings 4-5 minutes.
  3. Add celery, garlic, and ginger. Cook 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add tomato paste. Coook 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  5. Return beef to pot, along with 5 cups of the beef broth. Bring to boil, then simmer 40 minutes.
  6. Whisk nut butter with remaining 1 cup of broth. Add to pot along with carrots, eggplant, sweet potato, and habanero. Simmer 25-30 minutes. Serve over rice.
beef_mafe.txt · Last modified: by mrmoniker