African Food Sweet Potato African Stew

African Food: Sweet Potato African Stew

Sweet Potato African Stew Ingredients

1	3 large sweet potatoes.
2	3 mixed peppers.
3	1 large white onion.
4	1 (3 inch) piece of fresh ginger.
5	3 hot chillis.
6	1 litre vegetable stock.
7	600 g smooth peanut butter.
8	3 cloves garlic.
9	1 tin chopped tomatoes.
10	1 tsp cayenne pepper.
11	4 tsp cumin powder.
12	1 bunch fresh coriander.
13	150 g cashew nuts.
14	2 vegetable stock cubes.

Cooking Step by Step

Step 1	Chop the onion and finely chop the garlic, ginger and chilli. Add to a pan (preferably using a nut oil) on a medium heat.
Step 2	Chop the peppers into thumb sized pieces and, once the onions have softened, add to the pan.
Step 3	Boil a kettle full of water and create a litre of vegetable stock. Add the stock to a large saucepan and, at a low heat, spoon the peanut butter into the stock until there are no large lumps.
Step 4	When the peppers have softened, add the contents of the pan to the peanut butter and stock mix.
Step 5	Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into approximately 1.5 inch cubes. Add to the saucepan along with the tomatoes, cayenne pepper and cumin.
Step 6	Cook at a medium to low temperature, with a lid, until the sweet potatoes have softened (around 45 minutes). Stir regularly to avoid the peanut butter sticking and burning to the side of the pan.
Step 7	Toast the cashew nuts under the grill for no more than 1 minute, roughly chop the coriander and if you're feeling spicy chop a medium heat chilli, when you're ready to serve sprinkle these on top of your stew.
Step 8	Best served with rice or naan bread.