🇸🇳Senegalese Stewed Beef with Vegetables and Peanut Sauce

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter is more widely available and less expensive.

meat (beef, chicken, or lamb)

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu is a lower-cost protein alternative.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive than olive oil.

fresh parsley

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Dried herbs are more affordable and have a longer shelf life.

Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons oil and brown beef on all sides in batches, then set aside.

Add onions and cook until slightly browned and transparent.

Add tomatoes and tomato paste and stir until tomato paste is incorporated, cook for 3 minutes.

Add browned beef chunks back to Dutch oven and add enough water to cover the vegetables and beef.

Add peanut butter and stir until incorporated.

Add sweet potato, potatoes, eggplant, carrots, red chili pepper, bay leaves and Maggi cubes.

Bring to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered until sauce thickens, about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Season with salt and pepper to taste just prior to serving.

Serve maafe on top of steamed rice.

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