Mafé — Peanut Paste Stew
Mafé is a rich stew originating from Mali and Senegal, slow-cooked in a creamy peanut paste sauce. Smooth, comforting and deeply flavourful — the definition of African comfort food.
Préparation
20 min
Cuisson
1h30
Total
1h50
Portions
5 pers.
Ingrédients(5 pers.)
1 kg
Beef (chuck or shin)
250 g
Peanut paste (natural)
3 tbsp
Tomato paste
2
Onions
4 cloves
Garlic
3
Carrots
4 medium
Potatoes
2 small
Sweet potato
3 tbsp
Peanut oil
2
Maggi stock cube
1
Bay leaf
Salt, pepper, chilli (optional)
Préparation
- 1
Cut the meat into 4-5cm cubes. Heat the oil in a pot and brown the pieces on all sides over high heat. Set aside.
- 2
In the same pot, fry the sliced onions and crushed garlic for 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste, mix and cook for 5 minutes.
- 3
Return the meat to the pot. Dilute the peanut paste in 500ml of hot water while whisking, then pour over the meat. Add 500ml more water.
- 4
Bring to the boil then reduce to low heat. Add the bay leaf, Maggi cube, salt and pepper. Simmer covered for 30 minutes.
- 5
Add the carrots cut into thick rounds, the potatoes and sweet potatoes cut into cubes. Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
- 6
The sauce should be thick and glossy, coating the meat. If too thick, add a little water. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- 7
Serve hot with white rice or fonio, generously drizzled with sauce.
Astuces du chef
Use 100% natural peanut paste with no added sugar. If the sauce is too oily at the end of cooking, skim off the excess oil that rises to the surface. Mafé is even better reheated the next day: the flavours deepen with time.
Valeurs nutritionnelles
Mafé is very rich in protein and unsaturated fats (peanut). Peanuts provide vitamin E, magnesium, zinc and niacin. Root vegetables provide fibre and potassium. About 580 kcal per serving.
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