🇬🇦 Gabonese Cuisine

Sauce d'Arachide

Peanut Sauce Stew

Prep Time 50 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 506 kcal

Chicken or fish simmered in a thick, creamy groundnut sauce with tomatoes and chilli, delivering a rich, nutty comfort that epitomises Central African cooking.

Ingredients

500g chicken pieces
1 cup smooth peanut butter
4 tomatoes, blended
2 onions, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 scotch bonnet pepper
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 bouillon cube
Salt to taste
2 cups water

Instructions

1 Season chicken with salt and garlic. Brown in oil and set aside.
2 Sauté onions until golden in the same pot.
3 Add blended tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.
4 Dissolve peanut butter in warm water and add to pot, stirring well.
5 Return chicken, add scotch bonnet and bouillon cube.
6 Simmer on low heat 30 minutes until sauce thickens and chicken is tender.

Did You Know?

The thickness of peanut sauce is a point of honour — a properly made sauce d'arachide should coat the back of a spoon without dripping.