Tiguadege Na
Meat in Peanut Sauce
Dishes of meats - most often beef, lamb or chicken - cooked in a peanut sauce are ubiquitous throughout the western half of Africa. I have cooked more versions of this than almost anything else in my life, as many of these countries do see them as their national dish. This is also the case with Mali.
Mali's version is pretty basic and it tasted very familiar. On the plus side it was tasty and easy to make. I made two versions, one with beef chuck and the other with tofu, but you can use any protein amenable to wet cooking.
Serve with rice or fufu.
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Malian Meat in Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp grated ginger
- 2 lbs stewing beef, lamb, boneless chicken or tofu, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 green Scotch Bonnet, bird's eyes/Thai or habanero chilies, chopped (optional)
- 16 oz natural peanut butter
- salt & pepper to taste
- fresh cilantro for garnish, chopped (optional)
Directions
Heat oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the onions and sauté until transparent. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a minute. Add the meat and brown on all sides.
Add the tomatoes and green chilies, if using. Cook until the tomatoes soften, around 5 minutes. Add the peanut butter and mix well. Add 1-2 cups of water (depending on protein used and cooking time) and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring the dish to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until the meat is tender, about 15 minutes for tofu, 30 minutes for chicken, 1 hour for lamb and 2 hours for beef chuck. Uncover and boil off excessive liquid if necessary.
Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle cilantro on top.
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Adapted from a recipe at Fun Times Magazine
Similar African dishes: Beninoise Lamb Stewed in Peanut Sauce, Burkinabe Munyu Cafe Coucous,
Chadian Peanut Stew, Congolese Chicken Moambe, Equatorial Guinean Chicken in Peanut Sauce,
Gabon Fish in Peanut Sauce, Gambian Beef and Peanut Stew,
Guinean Peanut Sauce with Butternut Squash , Ivorian Peanut Sauce, Malagasy Chili or Chili-Peanut Dip
More peanut sauces: Curacao Curried peanut chicken,
Easy Indonesian peanut sauce, Ecuadorian Peanut Sauce, Kerala-Style Peanut Curry , Peanut Mole, Thai peanut sauce
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