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Step 1
Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Finely chop the tomatoes.
Vegan
Mafé – Senegalese peanut stew with pumpkin and sweet potato
A hearty West African peanut stew with sweet potato, pumpkin, cabbage and spinach. Peanut butter makes the sauce creamy, while chilli adds warmth.
YOU WILL NEED
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 sweet potato (about 150 g)
- 400 g butternut squash
- 300 g white cabbage
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 800 ml water
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
- 1 habanero chilli or 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 5 tbsp unsweetened peanut butter
- 65 g fresh spinach
- Salt and black pepper
- Rice for 4 servings
FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE PLATE
Method
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Step 2
Peel the sweet potato and squash. Cut the sweet potato, squash and cabbage into pieces about 2 cm across.
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Step 3
Heat the oil in a large casserole. Soften the onion and garlic. Add the tomatoes and tomato purée and cook for a few minutes.
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Step 4
Pour in the water, add the bay leaf and stock cubes. Add the sweet potato, squash, cabbage and chilli. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
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Step 5
Lift the vegetables out with a slotted spoon. Whisk the peanut butter into the sauce until smooth and creamy.
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Step 6
Return the vegetables to the pot and stir in the spinach. Season with salt and pepper.
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Step 7
Cook the rice and serve with the stew.
A DELICIOUS FINISH
What should you serve with it?
Non-alcoholic
Pineapple and lime
Tropical fruit and acidity complement the creamy peanut sauce and chilli.
ALCOHOL-FREE OPTION
Pineapple and lime drink
A delicious alternative that lets the food take centre stage.
These drink pairings are suggestions – choose what suits you and your guests.