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Mafé, Senegalese Stew
Follow this recipe to made delicious and authentic Mafé, a spicy Senegalese stew.
Ingredients
1⁄2
cup
peanut butter
2
cups
stock
your choice, preferably unsalted
2
tablespoons
canola oil
1
cup
chopped onion
4
garlic cloves
minced
2
lbs
beef stew meat
trimmed and cut into 1 and 1⁄2 inch cubes
salt and pepper
2
cups
tomatoes
peeled and diced (or one 14 and 1⁄2 oz. can of diced tomatoes with liquid)
1
sprig
thyme
1
bay leaf
1
cup
green bell pepper
peeled, seeded and chopped
1
cayenne pepper
seeded and chopped
1
cup
carrots
peeled and chopped
Instructions
Whisk together peanut butter and stock and reserve.
Season the meat with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Brown the meat well on all sides; do not crowd the meat; sauté in batches if necessary.
Remove meat and keep warm.
Add the onion, garlic, peppers, and carrots to the saucepan and sauté until the onions are translucent.
Add the peanut butter and stock mixture.
Return the reserved meat (and any juices) to the saucepan. Add tomatoes and their liquid, the thyme and bay leaf.
Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, for about 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
Taste for seasoning.
Remove the thyme sprig and the bay leaf and discard.
Serve hot over rice.