Gambian Beef & Sweet Potato Peanut Stew With Rice

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Last Updated on 30th November 2023 by

Domoda, the national dish of The Gambia, is a rich and indulgent peanut stew. For your version, you’ll combine beef chuck, sweet potato, aromatics and a hearty peanut butter stock before letting the oven do the hard work.

Ingredients

For 2 people [double for 4]

200g British diced beef
11g beef stock mix
1 brown onion
1/2 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp ground paprika
1 red chilli
26g smooth peanut butter
1 sweet potato
32g tomato paste
130g white long grain rice

You’ll also need

Vegetable oil, flour, salt, pepper

Cooking instructions 65 mins

For 2 people [double for 4]

Step 1

Before you begin… This recipe takes around 5 min [10 min] to prep, so get your casserole dish and all your ingredients ready, then wash your fruit and veg. Note: Make sure your dish is oven-proof and safe to use on the hob. Don’t have one? Start cooking in a large, wide-based pan then transfer to an oven-proof dish and cover tightly with tin foil.

Step 2

Now, let’s get started! Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6 and boil a kettle. Heat a large, wide-based hob-safe oven-proof casserole dish with a matching lid with a little drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat. Once hot, add the diced beef with a generous pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 min or until lightly browned.

Step 3

Peel and chop the brown onion[s] into thin wedges. Peel and chop the sweet potato[es] into bite-sized pieces. Slice the red chilli[es] finely.

Step 4

Decrease the heat to medium-high and add the onion wedges, chopped sweet potato and half the sliced chilli (can’t handle the heat? Go easy!) to the dish. Add the curry powder, ground paprika and 1 tbsp [2 tbsp] flour and give everything a good mix up.

Step 5

Add 480ml [700ml] boiled water with the tomato paste, peanut butter and the beef stock mix. Bring to the boil over a high heat and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cover with the lid and put the dish in the oven for 60 min or until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through – this is your Gambian beef & sweet potato peanut stew.

Step 6

Once the stew has had 30 min, reboil the kettle. Add the white long grain rice to an oven-proof dish with a generous pinch of salt and 300ml [600ml] boiled water. Cover tightly with tin foil and put the dish in the oven for 25-30 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked.

Step 7

Use this time to clear up, set the table, have a cup of tea or simply chill!

Step 8

Serve the Gambian beef & sweet potato peanut stew over the cooked rice. Sprinkle over the reserved sliced chilli (not a fan of spice? Just add a little!)

Enjoy!

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