33. Vegan West African Peanut Stew (Maafe)

Name: 33. Vegan West African Peanut Stew (Maafe)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 280g brown rice; 2 tbsp peanut oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 1 knob ginger, peeled and grated; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 140g tomato paste; 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 capsicum, chopped; 150g unsalted peanut butter; 1L chicken-style stock; 1 bunch greens (silverbeet, chard, spinach, collard greens); 1 tsp harissa (optional); 1 bunch coriander, chopped to serve; 100g roasted peanuts, to serve; 1 lime, cut into wedges, to serve

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

Pictured here with spinach. Sriracha sauce could be a reasonable substitute for the harissa, or just leave it off.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:28 GMT

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Ingredients

5 servings

280gbrown rice

1 knobginger

2 tspground cumin

1 tspground coriander

½ tspground turmeric

¼ tspcayenne pepper

140gtomato paste

1sweet potato

large, peeled and cut into chunks

1capsicum

chopped

150gunsalted peanut butter

1 Lchicken-style stock

1 bunchgreens

silverbeet, chard, spinach, collard greens

1 tspharissa

optional

1 bunchcoriander

chopped to serve

100groasted peanuts

to serve

1lime

cut into wedges, to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Set the brown rice to cook in a rice cooker or on the stove top, whatever you prefer.

Step 2

Sauté the onion, ginger and garlic in the peanut oil until translucent. Add the spices, tomato paste, and cook for a minute, before adding the sweet potato, capsicum and stock.

Step 3

Add the peanut butter, and cook on a low heat for about 20 minutes. Add your greens of choice, and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the sweet potato is tender.

Step 4

Serve the stew with the cooked brown rice, sprinkle with peanuts and coriander, and serve with a wedge of lime as accompaniment.