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Rachel Ama's Vegan West African Peanut Stew

Name: Rachel Ama's Vegan West African Peanut Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: plant based
Ingredients: Paste:; 200g white onion; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 tbsp ginger; ½ tsp fenugreek leaves; 2 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp paprika; 2 tsp coriander powder; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ scotch bonnet; 200ml water; Stew Base:; 1 tsp salt; 150g chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 100g peanut butter; ½ juice of a lime; Add Ins:; 2 tbsp olive oil; 350g sweet potato; 180g spinach; 200g black eyed peas; Garnish:; 1 tbsp roasted salted peanuts; 1 tsp red bell pepper flakes

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Inspired by her mum’s Sierra Leone roots, this is Rachel’s take on a West African Peanut Stew. With peanut butter as the star flavour, this stew is the perfect comforting dinner, with a nice kick of spice to set your taste buds tingling.

Part of the allplants x Rachel Ama limited edition collection, you can also get this dish delivered, ready-to-heat, in your next box.

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Serves

Ingredients

Paste:

200g white onion

3 cloves of garlic

2 tbsp ginger

½ tsp fenugreek leaves

2 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp paprika

2 tsp coriander powder

½ tsp turmeric

½ scotch bonnet

200ml water

Stew Base:

1 tsp salt

150g chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato paste

100g peanut butter

½ juice of a lime

Add Ins:

2 tbsp olive oil

350g sweet potato

180g spinach

200g black eyed peas

Garnish:

1 tbsp roasted salted peanuts

1 tsp red bell pepper flakes

Method

STEP 1

Preheat your oven to 200C.

Start by making your paste. Finely chop a white onion and toss into a frying pan with a splash of oil and a pinch of salt, cooking until sweet and caramelised.

STEP 2

Once the onions are cooked down, remove from the heat and add into a blender with the remaining paste ingredients - garlic, ginger, fenugreek leaves, ground cumin, ground coriander, paprika, turmeric, scotch bonnet and water. Blend until completely smooth.

STEP 3

Fry off the paste in a saucepan for 5-10 minutes until fragrant and bubbling. Then add in your salt, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, peanut butter and lime juice and let it gently simmer for 15-20 mins.

STEP 4

While the stew is simmering, chop up your sweet potatoes, drizzle with olive oil and roast for 15-20 minutes until soft and slightly charred.

STEP 5

Once cooked, add the roasted sweet potatoes to your stew along with fresh spinach and black eyed peas.

STEP 6

Lastly, roughly chop the peanuts to garnish over the stew, along with some red bell pepper flakes to add some colour.

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