Sauce Arachides | Peanut sauce veggie

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Peanuts are very popular in West African cuisine and are used in many variations. Whether in Ndolè or Suyamix/Kankan, as oil or in baked goods, etc…

Perhaps the best-known way to prepare peanuts is peanut sauce, also known as Mafé in some regions of West Africa.

Peanut sauce is often prepared with a lot of meat or fish. Sometimes it also includes added vegetables such as carrots, peas, or eggplant.

Today I'm sharing a vegetarian version where I replace the meat/fish with mushrooms. Since peanuts are naturally very tasty, the sauce tastes just as delicious with or without meat/fish.

Ingredients:

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• 3 tbsp peanut butter
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil
• 300g mushrooms
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 onion
• 100g cherry tomatoes
• 1 tsp pepper (black and white)
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• Approximately 300 ml of water
• 1 tbsp Magic Sauce (spicy)
• 1 spring onion
• 1 allspice/pepperoni
• Salt

Preparation:

1. Chop the onions and fry them in peanut oil for about 1 minute
2. Add the mushrooms and sauté for another 2 minutes
3. Add garlic, either pressed or finely chopped, and sauté for 2 minutes
4. Add finely chopped cherry tomatoes and sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly
5. Add pepper and tomato paste and sauté for another 2 minutes, stirring regularly
6. Add water, cover the pot and bring to a boil
7. Add peanut butter and stir until dissolved in the water. Add more water if needed
8. Add Magic Sauce and allspice/pepperoni, cover the pot and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Add the chives and remove the pot from the heat. Done!

Et voilà! Bon appétit!

The whole thing is also available as a video