Gambian Domoda
Gambian peanut stew with meat and vegetables. Serves 4; estimated preparation: 25 minutes and cooking: 75 minutes.
Domoda combines meat with a thick peanut, tomato and vegetable sauce. Serve hot; preparation amounts and hands-on times are estimates.
Method
- 01
Prepare the ingredients
Cut the meat into chunks. Chop the onions, garlic and chili peppers; crush the tomatoes, slice the bitter eggplant and squeeze the lime.
20 min - 02
Brown the meat and make the base
Brown the meat in a pot and remove it. In the same pot, cook the onions until translucent. Add the garlic and chili peppers and cook for 1 more minute. Stir in the crushed tomatoes and cook until they break down into a sauce.
- 03
Simmer the stew
Return the meat to the pot. Add the peanut butter and enough water to cover the meat; stir until the peanut butter is combined. Simmer for about 60 minutes, until the stew thickens and becomes creamy.
60 min - 04
Add the eggplant and lime
Stir in the sliced bitter eggplant and lime juice. Cook for about 15 more minutes, until the eggplant is tender. Serve hot.
15 min
Ingredients
Sources and review
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- Higiene de los alimentos www.aesan.gob.es/seguridad-alimentaria/higiene-alimentos
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- Gambian Food & Cooking Recipes www.accessgambia.com/information/food-recipes.html
- - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYcQELc8KzY
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