Best 9 Ghanaian Groundnut Stew Recipes

GHANAIAN CHICKEN AND PEANUT STEW (GROUNDNUT SOUP) RECIPE

Steps:

• In a blender, purée 2 onion halves, 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock, 3 garlic cloves, 1/2 ounce ginger, and tomato paste. In a Dutch oven, combine chicken legs with purée, remaining onion halves, remaining 1/2 ounce ginger, and remaining 2 cloves garlic, along with hot pepper and bay leaves. Toss to coat.
• Set Dutch oven over medium heat and bring to a simmer, then cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until halved onion is soft and translucent, about 20 minutes. Add an extra 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock if mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Transfer chunks of onion, ginger, garlic cloves, and hot pepper to blender. Add peanut butter, canned tomatoes and their juices, and remaining 1 1/2 cups (360ml) chicken stock and purée until smooth. Pass blended mix through a fine-mesh strainer into the Dutch oven, stirring to incorporate.
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a simmer, then lower heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender, oils have surfaced, and mixture has thickened and reduced by about one-third, about 40 minutes. Add smoked fish, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and cook an additional 5 minutes. (If omitting the smoked fish, you can skip this 5-minute covered-cooking step.) Remove and discard smoked fish and bay leaves, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve hot over white rice or fufu.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven until hot. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and cook until browned on all sides, about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and bouillon cubes to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste and peanut butter. Add 4 cups of water and the Scotch bonnet pepper. Return the chicken to the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat and let simmer 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the sweet potatoes, tomatoes and collard greens. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes. (Remove the Scotch bonnet pepper if someone has a low tolerance for heat.)
• Serve warm with hot cooked rice, if using.

AFRICAN GROUND NUT STEW

Steps:

• Saute onions until translucent in a large saucepan. Add chicken pieces and saute until golden but not necessarily cooked through. Add coconut milk and stock and bring to a simmer. Once the liquid is simmering, add the peanut butter a spoonful at a time and keep stirring until it is well incorporated. The sauce should be fairly thick (stew like, not soup like), so you may need to add more peanut butter or loosen with water depending upon the ingredients you use. Add chopped collards/greens and cook until very wilted. Season, to taste, with chili paste/sambal oelek and salt.
• Serve over rice or other starch.
• Traditional African stiff porridge would be served on the side and used to dip into the sauce with one's hands. Pull off a piece the size of a meatball, use your thumb to make an impression in the porridge and use the divet to scoop up the stew and pop it into your mouth! Enjoy.

UGANDAN GROUNDNUT STEW

Steps:

• Remove seed from chillies and chop them finely.
• Mix them with the peanut butter, ginger, herbs, vegetables and tomatoes.
• Place meat in a saucepan with a tight fitting lid and add the vegetable mixture and some seasoning.
• Put on the lid and cook very gently for about one and a half hours or until the meat is tender.
• Don't worry about the lack of liquid because the meat and vegetables will make enough.

GROUNDNUT STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine cauliflower, 2 tablespoons oil and 1 teaspoon salt and toss. Spread on parchment-covered baking sheet and roast until the cauliflower begins to brown, about 25 minutes, turning pieces every 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Heat remaining oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat and sauté the onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and pepper flakes and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the yucca, tomatoes, carrots, celery and soy sauce, and cook, uncovered, until tomatoes are reduced, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in two cups of water, cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer partly covered for 10 minutes. Add the squash, sweet potato and 1 teaspoon salt and mix. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add the roasted cauliflower and peanut butter to the stew and mix. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the ginger juice, scallion, cilantro and cayenne. Taste for seasoning. Stir in a little water if needed to make a nice coating sauce. Pour stew into a large bowl and sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro. Arrange bowl on a platter surrounded by greens and serve.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• Heat the peanut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir the onion, garlic, and ginger in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken; cook and stir until completely browned. Season with the crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper. Pour the chicken stock over the mixture. Stir the sweet potatoes into the liquid and bring the mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover the pot partially with a lid, and cook at a simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir the tomatoes, collard greens, and peanut butter into the soup. Partially cover the pot again and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, another 20 minutes.

WEST AFRICAN GROUNDNUT STEW (MOOSEWOOD)

Steps:

• Sauté the onions in the oil for about 10 minutes. Stir in the cayenne and garlic and sauté for a couple more minutes. Add the cabbage and sweet potatoes and sauté, covered for a few minutes. Mix in the juices, salt, ginger, cilantro, and tomatoes. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender. Add the okra and simmer for 5 minutes more. Stir in the peanut butter, place the pan on a heat diffuser, and simmer gently until ready to serve. Add more juice or water if the stew is too thick.

GAMBIAN-INSPIRED GROUNDNUT STEW (DOMODA) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the chicken and brown on all sides, 8-10 minutes. Remove from the pot and set aside.
• Add the onion and garlic to the pot and cook for 4-6 minutes, until softened and the onion is translucent and the garlic is beginning to brown.
• Stir in the peanut butter until melted, about 1 minute.
• Add the salt, paprika, adobo seasoning, black pepper, cayenne pepper, remaining ¼ cup vegetable oil and tomato sauce. Mix well to combine with the peanut butter.
• Add the water, pumpkin, potato, carrot, the browned chicken, and the habanero and stir to combine. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 35 minutes more, until the vegetables are tender and the stew is thickened.
• Remove the pot from the heat and remove the habanero pepper.
• Serve the stew hot over jasmine rice.
• Enjoy!

AFRICAN STEW

Steps:

• cut beef into 1 inch cubes
• heat butter in pan add onions, carrots, garlic and fry until pale gold
• add beef cubes and fry until well-sealed and brown
• stir in tomato paste, cloves, ginger, cayenne pepper, salt and vinegar
• pour in stock then bring to boil
• cover and leave for 2hrs until meat is tender, stirring from time to time
• Mix peanut butter with the flour
• add a little a at time to the simmering stew until it thickens.
• I often make loads more than this as it freezes well, just double up the quantities. I make it in a slow cooker and dont do from item 7 until it is about to be served or about to be frozen. It needs to be simmering well to thicken with the flour. I always find it best to remove quite a bit of the stock and mix it with the peanut butter mix first then mix it with the rest of the mixture as it goes very lumpy if you just add it and stir and if the beef is too tender it will just get lost in the stock