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Vegan African Peanut Stew recipe by Joyful Balance.

Vegan African Peanut Stew

Delaney Marie
This Vegan African Peanut Stew is comforting, delicious, wholesome, and pretty easy to make. With complimentary peanut and tomato flavors, sweet potatoes, and collard greens, this stew is perfect for a hearty dinner!
*Note that From Start to Finish is an estimate that includes 15 minutes to prep your ingredients (this includes chopping your veggies, but also assumes you will let your rice cook as you complete the recipe since you don't need it until the end), and then 45 minutes to complete the directions of the recipe. Some of this is passive time spent letting your stew simmer.
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From Start to Finish1 hour
Servings6

Ingredients

  • 1 medium yellow onion - diced
  • 4 cloves garlic - minced
  • 2 tablespoon fresh ginger - grated
  • 2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ½ cup natural creamy peanut butter
  • 2.5 cups veggie broth
  • 1 can diced tomatoes - (NOT drained or rinsed)
  • 1 medium/large sweet potato - cubed
  • 2 small/medium carrots - sliced and quartered
  • 1 can kidney beans - drained and rinsed
  • ½ bunch collard greens - ribs removed and leaves roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice (or another rice of your choice)
  • ¼ bunch cilantro - roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup roasted peanuts - roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Bring a large nonstick pot to medium-high heat. Add your onions, garlic, ginger, and a splash of water to prevent sticking. Sauté for 4 minutes, adding more water to prevent sticking as needed
  • Add cumin, smoked paprika, and salt. Sauté another 1-2 minutes.
  • Add in tomato paste, peanut butter, veggie broth, and diced tomatoes (with juices). Stir until the peanut butter and tomato paste are broken up and are incorporated into the veggie broth.
  • Add sweet potato, carrot, and kidney beans. If the liquid isn't quite covering all the veggies, add a bit more veggie broth (or water) until they are covered. Bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add collard greens. Cover and cook 7-10 min, or until collards are cooked to your liking.
  • Add lime juice. Do a quick taste test and add more salt to taste, if desired. You may also add more broth if you'd like your stew to be thinner.
  • Serve with a large scoop of rice, cilantro, peanuts, and more lime if desired. Enjoy!
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