Photo: Chicken and Vegetable Stew in Peanut Butter Tomato Sauce: Mafe Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 (3-pound) chicken, cut in eighths
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1/2 pound potato (1 large one)
- 1 small cabbage, cut in 1/2-inch pieces (or 6 Brussels sprouts)
- 1/2 pound carrots, peeled and cut into small chunks
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (or 6 patty pans, cut in half)
- 3 tablespoons Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce
- 1/2 cup peanut butter or "tigadege" (roasted peanut paste)
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, whole, optional
- Steamed white rice, for serving
Directions
In a large pot, heat oil until hot and brown chicken pieces on all sides. Remove chicken temporarily.
In the same frying pan, add the onions and stir until soft and slightly brown. Add the tomato paste and salt, and stir well.
Add all the prepared vegetables and fish sauce to the pot. Return the chicken to the pot and add just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, stir, and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for approximately 30 minutes. Check the vegetables to avoid overcooking, removing them in a bowl as they are done.
When all the vegetables are cooked and removed from the stew, add the peanut butter or "tigadege", 1 tablespoon at a time to make sure it is well dissolved in the broth. Add the Scotch bonnet pepper, if using and simmer until broth thickens, about 20 to 30 minutes.
Return all the vegetables to the pot and simmer 5 minutes more. Serve over white rice.
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By pxrising
Plymouth, MI
on October 31, 2011
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I absolutely loved this. I started with cut up chicken parts, then pulled them out while the sauce was reducing, removed the skin and bones, chopped up the chicken and returned it to the sauce with the veggies. Just easier to eat that way. This is such a satisfying stew with great flavor, and it's healthy, too. I made a half recipe with two large chicken thighs and a large half chicken breast, and I'm going to get four servings from just half the recipe. Can't imagine eating the serving size suggested here. And I didn't put it over anything. If I'm really hungry, I'll serve it over brown rice, whole wheat couscous, or quinoa.
By Cafieole
USA
on February 20, 2011
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I loved this. I never cooked squash before. It turned out great.
By ebony.diamond_7...
staten island, NY
on May 20, 2007
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Another wrong recipe. Maybe some of these chefs need to come to Senegal and learn to cook it the right way intead of modifying things.
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