I posted a peanut sauce recipe here a few months ago at the request of a friend of mine who is vegetarian. Back then, it was a vegetarian version with mushrooms. She was absolutely delighted with it and tried the recipe immediately, and she loved it.
Traditionally, peanut sauce is prepared without vegetables. At least that's how I know it from home.
I have to admit that I loved peanut butter as a child, but I always felt sick after eating it. It wasn't until a few years ago that I was diagnosed with a peanut allergy, and I was so devastated. Me, a West African with a peanut allergy? Unbelievable!
I discovered through experimentation that I can tolerate peanuts better if I cook them for a very long time. Of course, in moderation.
Now I'll share with you how I prepare my peanut sauce with beef and carrots.
Have fun cooking!
The ingredients
4 tbsp peanut butter,
800g beef,
4 tbsp peanut oil,
6 garlic cloves
, 2 onions
, 3 medium fresh tomatoes
5 carrots
, 1 fresh chili pepper (optional),
1 tsp ground pepper (black & white)
2 tbsp Magic Sauce
, 1 spring onion
, 1/2 leek,
approx. 600ml water,
salt
The preparation
- Add all the water and cook until the meat is tender
- In the meantime, peel the carrots and cut them into pieces about 2-3 cm in size
- Finely chop the spring onion and chili and set aside together
- Clean and finely chop the leeks and tomatoes as well
- Peel and finely chop 1 onion and the garlic cloves
- Remove the cooked meat from the cooking broth
- Dissolve the peanut butter in some of the still hot meat broth
10. Add the meat and carrots and sauté for about 5 minutes.
11. Stir in the finely chopped leeks and tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes, until the tomatoes have reduced.
12. Now pour in the meat broth and then the melted peanut butter.
13. Mix everything well and simmer, covered, over medium heat for about 20 minutes.
Now add 1 tablespoon of Magic Sauce, the finely chopped chili, and the leek, mix well, and simmer for another 10 minutes.
Season to taste and it's ready
. Serve with rice or plantains. It also goes well with boiled potatoes, steamed yams, or cassava.
Et voilà! Bon appétit!
Mafé | Peanut sauce with beef
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp peanut butter
- 800g beef without bone)
- 6 toes of garlic
- 2 onions
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 5 medium carrots
- 1 fresh chili pepper
- 1 tsp ground black & white pepper
- 2 tbsp Magic Sauce
- 1 spring onion
- 1/2 Leek
- approx. 600 ml water
- Salt
Instructions
- Cut the meat into pieces as desired, place in a pot with salt, pepper, 1 tbsp Magic Sauce and a coarsely chopped onion
- Add all the water and cook until the meat is tender
- In the meantime, peel the carrots and cut them into pieces about 2-3 cm in size
- Finely chop the spring onion and chili and set aside together
- Clean and finely chop the leeks and tomatoes as well
- Peel and finely chop 1 onion and the garlic cloves
- Remove the cooked meat from the cooking broth
- Dissolve the peanut butter in some of the still hot meat broth
- Briefly heat peanut oil in a pot, then briefly sauté the onions and garlic
- Add the meat and carrots and sauté for about 5 minutes
- Then mix in the finely chopped leeks and tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes, until the tomatoes have reduced in volume
- Now pour in the meat broth and then the dissolved peanut butter
- Mix everything well, cover, and simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes
- Stir occasionally and add more water if needed
- Now add 1 tablespoon of Magic Sauce, the finely chopped chili, and the leek, stir well, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Season to taste and it's ready
