Best MafÉ Senegalese Chicken And Peanut Butter Stew Recipes

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Yield Serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 large onion, minced
2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups cold water
1/3 cup tomato paste
2 cups hot water
4 large carrots, scraped and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, add the onion, and cook over medium heat until it is translucent. Add the meat and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until it is lightly browned on all sides.
In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter with the cold water and pour it over the meat. Dilute the tomato paste with the hot water, pour the liquid over the stew, and stir well to make sure all the ingredients are well mixed. Add the remaining ingredients, lower the heat, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour, or until the meat is tender. Remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Serve hot over white rice.

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Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (3 pound) chicken cut into pieces
1/2 cup peanut oil
1 large Spanish onion, diced
2 plum tomatoes, peeled and chopped
4 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Salt and white pepper
3/4 cup natural peanut butter
1 small head green cabbage, chopped into 1-inch pieces
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
4 carrots, peeled and chopped into large dice
4 turnips, peeled and chopped into large dice
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish

Steps:

Season chicken and brown in oil in a large heavy pot. Add onions and tomatoes. In separate pot heat chicken stock and whisk in tomato paste. Thin peanut butter slightly with hot liquid and add all liquids to pot with chicken. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Add vegetables and cook until chicken and vegetables are tender, approximately 45 minutes. Season to taste with salt, cayenne and ground white pepper. Garnish with peanuts.