Have a taste of this delicious West African peanut soup called Maafe
This delicious delicacy is good enough as a one-pot dish and can also be eaten as a side dish with rice.
Popularly known in most parts of West Africa as groundnut or peanut soup, Maafe is a very spicy dish that is rich in flavours and is majorly made with beef, sweet potatoes and carrots.
Cooking time
60 minutes
Recipe category
Main Dish
Recipe cuisine
West African Dish
Cooking method
Stewing
Recipe Yield
3 servings
Ingredients
¼ cup oil or more
1-2 pounds beef or chicken
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon white pepper
2 fresh tomatoes chopped
1 medium onion chopped
3-4 garlic cloves
2-3 tablespoons parsley
½ cup ground peanuts or Peanut butter paste
3-4 cups broth chicken or beef
1 or more pound vegetable potatoes, carrots
1 whole scotch bonnet or habanera pepper or ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper optional
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, season meat with salt, and onions and boil until tender, depending on the choice of meat. You should have at least 3-4 cups of stock. Remove the meat and reserve stock (broth)
- In a large pot, heat oil over low heat, then add the beef/chicken and sauté stirring, frequently, any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Remove and set aside.
- Blend tomatoes, and 1/2 onion, garlic, and parsley. Add half of the onions to the pan, sauce for about a minute, pour the mixture in the saucepan; add paprika, white pepper, and sauté for about 7-10minutes. Stirring frequently to prevent burns, add stock as needed.
- Then add potatoes, carrots, peanut butter paste, scotch bonnet pepper and about 3 cups broth. Continue cooking until potatoes tender- about 10 or more depending on vegetables. Throw in the browned beef, Adjust the soup thickness with water if necessary.
- If not, return your soup to heat and let simmer to desired thickness.
- Drip a little soup from your stirring spoon. If you are satisfied with the thickness of your soup, serve it.