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Main Dish · The Gambia Recipe

Domoda (Groundnut Stew)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 liter water
  • 2 whole lemons, squeezed
  • 4 medium sized bitter tomatoes
  • 1/2 kilogram meat or chicken
  • 1/4 kilogram pumpkin, chopped in large pieces
  • 1/2 kilogram rice
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 small fresh tomatoes
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Black pepper

Directions

  1. Wash and cut meat into bite size pieces.
  2. In a thick bottom pan, seal meat in hot fat and cook out tomato puree.
  3. Add water and seasonings.
  4. Boil for 20 minutes and reduce heat.
  5. In another pan, boil bitter tomatoes and pumpkins--keep warm.
  6. Add other ingredients to groundnut stew
  7. Bring to boil for 10 minutes, stirring continuously to avoid sticking.
  8. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
  9. Prepare boiled rice while stew is simmering.
  10. Serve with boiled rice and garnish with cooked vegetables.
Yield
3 to 4