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Senegalese Ground Nut Stew

Course Main Courses
Cuisine African

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 plantains
  • 1 large yam
  • 3-4 onions
  • 1 red pepper
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 11/4 cups of peanuts
  • 1/2 jar of peanut butter unsalted and chunky
  • 11/2 cans whole peeled tomatoes 183/4 oz
  • 1 can ground tomatoes 28 oz
  • red pepper
  • white pepper
  • black pepper
  • soy sauce
  • curry
  • bay leaf
  • thyme
  • basil
  • oregano
  • cinnamon
  • ginger
  • maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • Chop onions, garlic, & red peppers and sauté until soft.
  • Add all the tomatoes. Make sure tomatoes are well cut up. Let simmer.
  • Add peanut butter, mix in well. Add plantains & sweet potatoes. Simmer. Add peanuts.
  • Optional--add a dollop of alcohol (nothing sweet, no grain--use wine or bourbon).
  • Add a dollop of soy sauce or liquid amino acids, and all spices to taste.
  • This should be thick like a stew, not soupy and orangey, and not red (which means not enough peanuts). Let it boil about 1-1.5 hours. Or put everything in the instant pot for about 2 minutes, if you've pre-baked the sweet potatoes.

Notes

For the nightshade-free version:
Substitute beets, umeboshi and tamarind paste for the tomatoes and red bell pepper.
Keyword vegan
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