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Sierra Leonean Groundnut Stew

Name: Sierra Leonean Groundnut Stew
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Sierra Leone
Ingredients: 500g Chicken Thigh; 5 tbsp Peanut butter; 2 Tomato; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 1 piece Ginger; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp Salt; 600ml Water; To taste Cooked rice

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken stewed with peanuts and tomato — a staple stew in Sierra Leonean homes.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Sierra Leonean groundnut stew is home cooking: chicken is simmered with onion, tomato, and chili and finished creamy with peanut paste. It's eaten with rice or fufu. Peanuts are indispensable in Sierra Leone, used widely in stews and sweets.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday in a Sierra Leonean home, a pot of peanut-colored stew and a big platter of white rice are set on the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 500g
Peanut butter 5 tbsp
Tomato 2
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Onion 1
Chili pepper 1
Ginger 1 piece
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 600ml
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a pot, brown the bite-size chicken, and sauté the onion and ginger.
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, and chili and cook 10 minutes.
Add water and simmer 15 minutes.
Thin the peanut butter with some of the liquid, add, and simmer 20 minutes.
Season with salt and serve with rice.

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