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[food] Sweet potato-peanut stew

(Apparently I haven't posted this recipe? Or at least if I have I didn't tag it usefully.)

2 onions, chopped
1 large sweet potato, peeled & chopped
1" ginger, peeled & chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled & chopped
½tsp ground coriander
½tsp cinnamon
2tbsp peanut butter
150g fresh spinach
2tbsp fresh coriander, chopped (optional!)
2 tins tomato (however you prefer it!)
fat or oil

Sweat onions, ginger, garlic, coriander & cinnamon in fat/oil over medium-low heat until translucent. Add sweet potato, and cook until beginning to soften (~10 minutes). Add tomato, bring to the boil, then cover and reduce to simmer. Leave for ~20 minutes. When sweet potato is soft (test with knife), add peanut butter and stir through until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir through spinach until it wilts. Garnish with coriander.

Extras:
- add a little lemon or lime juice at the very end to provide highlights
- use dried chilli flakes (add with onions, garlic, ginger) or fresh chilli (add with sweet potato) to give it some kick!
- if you eat meat, chicken goes well in this – cook it separately and add at the end

[food] not-exactly-a-recipe

My current favourite way to do hot chocolate: dark chocolate flakes of some description or cocoa or whatever (I am currently working my way through a tin of Charbonnel et Walker donated to the cause by evilsusan), hazelnut milk, a slug each of ground cinnamon and ground allspice.