Nigerian Groundnut Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 lb beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• mashed sweet potatoes or hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan or dutch oven brown chicken pieces in hot oil abut 15 minutes; remove from pan. set aside, reserving drippings.
• 2 add beef, onion, and green pepper to drippings; cook till beef is brown and onion is tender. drain off fat. stir in undrianed tomatoes, salt, and red pepper. bring to boiling; reduce heat. cover; simmer 30 minutes.
• 3 add chicken pieces: simmer 20 minutes more. in small sauce pan melt peanut butter over low heat. stir into chicken mixture. return mixture to boiling; reduce heat. cover simmer 20 minutes more. skim off fat.
• 4 serve with mashed sweet potatoes or hot cooked rice.