
Groundnut stew
A rich, nutty Ghanaian peanut stew with sweet potato. Comforting and very filling.
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Ingredients
- Chicken breast fillets450 g
- Smooth peanut butter120 g
- Chopped tomatoes (tin)1 tin
- Brown onions150 g
- Sweet potatoes400 g
- Baby spinach100 g
- Garlic3 cloves
- Fresh ginger1 piece
- Basmati rice300 g
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Peanuts.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Chop the onion and garlic and grate the ginger. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan over a medium heat and cook them for 5 minutes. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces, add and cook for 5 minutes until lightly browned.450 g chicken breast fillets150 g brown onions3 cloves garlic1 piece fresh ginger
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 2 cm cubes. Add to the pan with the chopped tomatoes, the peanut butter and 400 ml of water, stirring until the peanut butter melts in. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring now and then so it does not catch.120 g smooth peanut butter1 tin chopped tomatoes400 g sweet potatoes
- While it simmers, cook the rice following the pack instructions.300 g basmati rice
- Stir the spinach into the stew until wilted, season with salt and serve with the rice.100 g baby spinach
Fry the peanut butter with the tomatoes for a couple of minutes before adding water. It deepens the flavour.
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