Mafé | Peanut sauce with beef
Traditionally, peanut sauce is made without vegetables. At least, that's how I know it from home. But I think vegetables add a bit of color. After all, we eat with our eyes.
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
Notes
Bon appetite!
Fadi♥