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Mafe
West African peanut stew with chicken or beef — rich, slightly sweet, tomato-spiked and deeply warming.
Total time
70 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
East African
Ingredients
800gchicken pieces or beef chunks
200gpeanut butter
400gcanned crushed tomatoes
2onions, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2cmginger, grated
1 tspcumin
1sweet potato, cubed
3 tbspoil
Instructions
1
Brown meat in batches. Remove.
2
Fry onion, garlic and ginger. Add cumin and tomatoes.
3
Return meat. Add 500ml water. Simmer 30 minutes.
4
Stir in peanut butter. Add sweet potato.
5
Simmer 20 more minutes until thick and rich. Season. Serve with rice.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
438
Protein
14.5g
Fat
35.8g
Carbs
21.8g
Fiber
5.5g
Sodium
241mg
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