Mafé

Name: Mafé
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Senegambian (Wolof)
Ingredients: 1 tbsp peanut oil; 1 onion; 2 cup chicken stock; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can diced tomatoes with juice (14 1/2 ounce); 0.25 tsp salt; 0.5 cup natural-style peanut butter; 1 rutabaga; 1 small butternut squash; 1 green bell pepper; 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper; 0.5 lb cooked boneless skinless chicken breast

Chicken, tomatoes and rutabaga simmered on the stove and spiced with cayenne for a Senegambian dish.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 45 min · 60 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
In a large sauce pan over medium heat, sauté onion in hot oil until golden brown. In the microwave or in another saucepan, heat the broth until nearly boiling. Use a bit of the hot stock to thin the tomato sauce before adding it to the onions. Add remaining stock, tomatoes and 1/4 t. salt. Bring to a gentle boil.
2
Thin the peanut butter with some of the hot cooking liquid. Add peanut butter to onion and tomato mixture, stirring to mix thoroughly. Reduce heat to a simmer.
3
Add remaining ingredients except chicken and simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are bite tender, about thirty minutes.
4
Stir in diced chicken and heat through. Check seasoning. Serve with tasty bread for sopping or over rice or couscous.