Frying • Simmering and Stewing • cayenne pepper or red pepper • chicken broth or chicken stock • chile pepper • oil • onion • peanuts • peanut butter • salt • Sub-Saharan Africa
Peanut Sauce
Peanut (or Groundnut) sauces and soups are common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. This sauce can be served with any grilled chicken, meat, or fish, or with boiled Plantains, Yam, sweet potatoes or Rice. This sauce can also be served as a soup. See also: Groundnut Stew, Peanut Soup, and Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce.
Peanut Sauce Recipe
This peanut sauce can accompany grilled chicken, meat, or fish, or a starchy stape.
Ingredients
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 small onion, finely minced
1 cup roasted, shelled, skinned, mashed peanuts (or one cup peanut butter)
2 cups water or chicken broth or chicken stock
salt, cayenne pepper or red pepper (to taste)
1 chile pepper, finely minced (optional)
Instructions
1
Heat oil in skillet. Fry onions and optional fresh pepper in oil, until soft, and set aside.
2
Combine peanuts (or peanut butter), water, salt, and spices in sauce pan. Stir until smooth and simmer over low heat for ten to fifteen minutes. Add onions and hot pepper. Stir and simmer until completely heated.
Ingredients
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 small onion, finely minced
1 cup roasted, shelled, skinned, mashed peanuts (or one cup peanut butter)
2 cups water or chicken broth or chicken stock
salt, cayenne pepper or red pepper (to taste)
1 chile pepper, finely minced (optional)
Directions
1
Heat oil in skillet. Fry onions and optional fresh pepper in oil, until soft, and set aside.
2
Combine peanuts (or peanut butter), water, salt, and spices in sauce pan. Stir until smooth and simmer over low heat for ten to fifteen minutes. Add onions and hot pepper. Stir and simmer until completely heated.
Serve over grilled chicken, meat, or fish, or with Rice. Can also be served as soup.
Simple Peanut Sauce
The simplest Peanut Sauce recipe, common in the Congo region, is made with just three ingredients — roasted peanuts, salt, and water. Roast shelled peanuts on the stovetop or in the oven, making sure to stir and turn them frequently. Remove skins and any remaining shells. Grind or crush the peanuts into a paste. Pour the paste into boiling water. (Start with two parts peanut paste to one part water.) Stir and simmer it into a smooth sauce, adding water if necessary. Add salt to taste.