Nigerian Kidney Bean Stew With A Peanut Sauce Food

NIGERIAN KIDNEY BEAN STEW WITH A PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight. Drain. Place beans with 6 cups of water into a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2 - 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and green pepper. Saute until the onion is just translucent, turning the heat down as needed.
• Then, add the cumin and stir once or twice. Add the tomato paste, cayenne, lemon juice & 1/2 cup of water. Stir and bring to a simmer. Turn the heat down and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the peanut butter in a small bowl. Slowly add about 6 tbs of the liquid from the beans, mixing as you go. Stir this mixture back into the beans.
• When the tomato mixture has finished cooking, pour it into the pot of beans. Add the corn. Stir and bring to a simmer. Cover, turn the heat to low and simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve hot over rice, or with a good bread.

KIDNEY BEAN STEW WITH SWEET POTATOES AND ORANGES

Steps:

• Place the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add the bay leaves, cumin seeds, garam masala, fenugreek seeds, oregano, rosemary, and turmeric, and cook, stirring for about 2 minutes. Add the tamarind pulp, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add the kidney beans and oranges and cook for 2 minutes to heat through. Turn the heat off, cover with a lid and let sit for 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and serve.

NIGERIAN GROUNDNUT STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven brown chicken pieces in hot oil abut 15 minutes; remove from pan. Set aside, reserving drippings.
• 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.
• 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.
• Serve with mashed sweet potatoes or hot cooked rice.

NIGERIAN BEEF-SPINACH STEW

Steps:

• Brown beef cubes in oven. Add giner ale, red pepper. black pepper, and the chopped tomato.
• Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Meanwhile, wash the spinach, and remove any tough stems. Tear the leaves into small pieces. Slice the onions thinly and separate the slices into rings. Slice the whole tomatoes.
• Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoons cold water. Stir into the stew and cook 1 minute until slightly thickened.
• Add onion rings, tomato slices and spinach. Return to simmer. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are just tender-about 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice.

VEGETARIAN STEW WITH KIDNEY BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight.
• Rinse and cook for 1/2 hour.
• (skip this step if using can beans) Add 2-3 cups water and bring back to boil.
• Add the vegetables and bring back to boil.
• Simmer, covered, until the potato and beans are thoroughly cooked.
• Takes about 1 hour, the longer it simmers the better its flavour.
• To thicken: in a container, shake up 2-3 tablespoons flour with a 1/2 cup of water.
• Add to the stew and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent sticking.
• Add a small amount of tamari sauce (soy sauce) to darken the stews color if desired.
• A few teaspoons nutritional yeast flakes for added flavour if desired.
• This stew refrigerates and freezes well.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• Heat the peanut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir the onion, garlic, and ginger in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken; cook and stir until completely browned. Season with the crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper. Pour the chicken stock over the mixture. Stir the sweet potatoes into the liquid and bring the mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover the pot partially with a lid, and cook at a simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir the tomatoes, collard greens, and peanut butter into the soup. Partially cover the pot again and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, another 20 minutes.