So Much Soul Food – African Peanut Stew

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So Much Soul Food – African Peanut Stew

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February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025

Carolyn Strickland

Carolyn Strickland

  • ✓ 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • ✓ 1 carrot, diced
  • ✓ 3 stalks celery, diced
  • ✓ 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ✓ 1” knob fresh ginger, grated
  • ✓ 2 sweet potatoes, cubed into 1/2” pieces
  • ✓ 1 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
  • ✓ 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • ✓ 1 T curry powder
  • ✓ 1/2 teaspoon iodized sea salt
  • ✓ 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
  • ✓ 1/3 cup peanut butter powder (like PB2)
  • ✓ 1 15-ounce can lite coconut milk
  • ✓ 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained
  • ✓ 2 cups chopped fresh collard greens or kale
  • ✓ Juice of half a lemon

For serving: cooked brown rice, chopped peanuts, cilantro

  1. Add the onions, carrot, celery, garlic, and ginger to a heavy stock pot with a splash of water and simmer for a few minutes, until the onion is tender.
  2. Add all of the ingredients up to chickpeas and bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are cooked through and fork-tender. Taste and add a few more teaspoons of peanut butter powder if it isn’t as “peanut” as you would like
  4. Add collard greens and lemon juice and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
  5. Serve plain as a stew or over brown rice. Add optional toppings of chopped peanuts and cilantro

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