Rich And Exotic Vegetarian Stew: Sweet Potato and Peanut African Stew

This vegetarian stew is my version of the classic African dish, "Groundnut Stew".  The combination of vegetables works really well but feel free to substitute for whatever is in season.

Ingredients:
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, chopped
200g/7oz carrots, cut into chunks
400g/14oz sweet potato, cut into chunks
1-2 fresh green chillis
1 tsp salt
1 400g/14oz tin of chopped tomatoes
500mls/ 1 pint water
150g/5oz best quality peanut butter
100g/4oz courgette, cut into chunks
100g/4oz spinach


Method:
1. Heat the oil to a medium heat in a large heavy based saucepan . Add the onion and fry gently for a few minutes.

2. Add the carrot and sweet potato, cover and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes until the vegetables have softened.

3. Now stir in the chillies, salt, tomatoes and water. Bring to the boil, remove the cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

4. Next add the peanut butter and courgettes and simmer for another 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Finally stir in the spinach and cook for about 2 or 3 minutes. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Serve with rice.


The peanuts really do play a big part in the end flavour of this vegetarian stew so it's well worth using a good quality peanut butter. Alternatively you can use the same weight of freshly roasted peanuts, ground to a pulp in a food processor.



Don't forget to look at my other easy dinner recipes recipe ideas.



 

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