So today, my fellow foodies, I bring you a popular dish from Benin: Beninese Peanut Sauce. This is a traditional Beninese dish flavored with onions, chillies, tomatoes and, of course, peanut butter. Yum!
To make this dish into a meal, you can serve it with sweet potatoes, brown/white rice, cous-cous, or quinoa. It also goes great alongside grilled chicken, fish, or beef.
Total Time: 25mins
Prep Time: 10mins
Cook Time: 15mins
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons of red palm oil
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 1/2-1 teaspoon habanero pepper, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 beef bouillon cubes or 1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder (*can substitute with beef broth)
- 1 cup of water, more if needed
- 1/2 cup no sugar added peanut butter
- 1/2 cup of diced onion
Directions:
- Heat the palm oil in a pan, then add the tomato paste, habanero, salt, onion and bouillon
- Cook for two or three minutes, then add the peanut butter and the water
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 or 15 minutes
Not only is this dish delicious, but it's also extremely easy to make; but don't just take my word for it, try it out for yourself.
Stay tuned for next month as I bring you a new and fun dish as I continue to cook my way through Africa!!!
- FARIDA
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