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Main course · West African

Senegalese Mafé (Beef and Groundnut Stew) with Rice

90 min Serves 4 ~989 kcal/serving ~£12.50 (£3.13/serving) Contains-nutsDairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 600 g beef stewing steak, diced
  • 150 g smooth peanut butter
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 4 tbsp tomato purée
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 3 carrots
  • 400 g potatoes
  • 1 scotch bonnet chilli
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 300 g long-grain rice

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
989 kcal
Protein
51 g
Carbohydrate
94.7 g
of which sugars
15.8 g
Fat
42.7 g
of which saturates
9.9 g
Fibre
9.9 g
Salt
0.69 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the vegetable oil in a large heavy pan over a medium-high heat and brown the beef in batches, about 8 minutes. Add the chopped onions and cook for 5 minutes until soft.

  2. 2

    Stir in the crushed garlic and the tomato purée and fry for 3 minutes, then add the chopped tomatoes, 700ml water, the bay leaves and the scotch bonnet pierced once with a knife. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.

  3. 3

    Whisk the peanut butter with a ladleful of the hot liquid until smooth and stir it into the stew. Add the carrots, cut into chunks, and the potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm pieces.

  4. 4

    Simmer uncovered for 25-30 minutes, stirring often so the peanut sauce does not catch, until the beef is tender, the potatoes are cooked through and red oil pools on the surface. Season with salt.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile, rinse the rice and simmer it in 600ml lightly salted water, covered, for 12-15 minutes until tender.

  6. 6

    Remove the scotch bonnet and bay leaves and serve the mafé straight away over the rice. Cool any leftover rice quickly.

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