[food] Sweet potato-peanut stew

[kaberett]

(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

Comments

[davidgillon]

Wow, really interesting mix of ingredients. Hadn't thought of using peanut butter as an ingredient rather than a spread, but makes sense.

[jesse_the_k]

I think of it as an African thing (since Africans brought peanuts to North America). But peanuts also show up in Chinese and Malaysian foods.

For savory peanut butter, it's best to have 100% ground nuts—no sweetener or extra oil.

I bet this would also be delicious with pulled pork or matchstick tofu.

Damn, now I'm hungry.

[davidgillon]

And I just remembered I'm supposed to be on a zero (ideally)/low (practically) fat diet because of the pancreatitis, and peanut butter's anything but low fat. *headdesk*, scratch that idea.