Peanut stew
Peanut stew or groundnut stew, also known as maafe (
The proper name for it in the Mandinka language is domodah or tigadegena (lit. 'peanut butter sauce,' where tige is 'peanut,' dege is 'paste,' and na is 'sauce') in Bamanankan.[3]
Domodah is a sauce also used by
Variants of the dish appear in the cuisine of nations throughout
Variations
Recipes for the stew vary widely, but commonly include
The Gambia
Domoda is a type of groundnut stew found in The Gambia.[12] Domoda is prepared using ground peanuts or peanut butter, meat, onion, tomato, garlic, seasonal vegetables and spices.[12][13] It has been described as one of the national dishes of The Gambia.[13] Domoda is typically served over rice, and is also sometimes served over findi, a grain that is similar to couscous in consistency.[13]
Gallery
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Groundnut stew prepared with fried groundnut paste, fish, eggs and hot palm oil
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Domoda served with rice
See also
- Cuisine of Mali
- Cuisine of Senegal
- Kare-kare
- List of African dishes
- List of peanut dishes
- List of sauces
- List of stews
- Peanut soup
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-250-00625-7. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ James McCann. Stirring the pot: a history of African cuisine, p132. Ohio University Press, 2009ISBN 0-89680-272-8
- ^ "The Hirshon Malian Peanut Stew – Tigadegena". ✮ The Food Dictator ✮. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ISBN 0-89680-272-8
- ISBN 1-84353-083-X
- OCLC 881315512.
- ^ Dorinda Hafner. "Maafe - Chicken And Peanut Stew - Mali". Chef2Chef culinary portal. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- ISBN 978-1-136-16789-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55832-787-0.
- ^ Um'bido (greens & Peanuts) Recipe Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Ghanaian Maafe: My Changing Memories of Mafe - Washington PostStaff Writer, Wednesday, May 9, 2007; Page F01.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61069-469-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-35910-1.
Further reading
- Kitchen Window: My Changing Memories of Mafe, Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs. NPR.org, November 9, 2005
- EATS & DRINKS:Incomparable Senegalese, Tama Janowitz, New York Press, (nd). Credits Maafe as a Malian dish.
- The Modern Soul of African Cuisine, Food Product Design news, 05/04/2007.
- chicken and vegetables braised in peanut sauce. Gourmet Magazine, January 2002. Credits Maafe as a Bambara dish.
External links
- Mafe recipe
- variation of the Senegambian recipe
- Um'bido recipe, variation of maafe
- Malian recipe: Dorinda Hafner, A Taste of Africa (2002)
- Senegalese maafe recipe, ascribing a Malian source
- Mafe recipe, Ivory Coast variation
- Maffé à la viande, with lamb (in French)