Teegedeg Zeedo (Peanut Stew)

West African Dish made with native grown peanut butter, meat (beef, lamb, goat, or chicken), tomatoes, and other vegetables they have on hand. This recipe focuses on lamb meat 😋

Meat Cut Needed: 1 - 1.5 lbs. of Lamb Stew Meat

Serves: 4 - 8 humans ;) with potential leftovers

Use Recipe if: You don't mind a lot of vegetables with a little bit of meat.

Skill Level: Easy to moderate

Cooking Method: Stovetop

Requires Thaw: Yes

Marinade Time: None

Prep Time: 15 - 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 - 1.5 hours

1 - 1.5 lbs. lamb stew meat cut up in small chunks
5-6 tomatoes
1 big onion
2 small green peppers
1 small head cabbage, shred some & cut up some in big chunks
1½ - 2 cups peanut butter (don't freak out :) it's what makes this dish extra special)
1 small can tomato paste
3 heaping tbsp chicken Maggi (I don't like the weird ingredients of Maggi so I substitute with 3-4 cups of all-natural chicken broth)
1½ tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp black pepper
Some garlic cloves
Small bunch of parsley

Cut up meat and start cooking in kettle (don’t add oil cause the peanut butter has plenty)
Add chopped onions, tomatoes, and peppers.
Pound garlic and parsley together with a lil coarse salt and add to kettle. (if you don't have mortar and pestal, you can use a blender with a little bit of water OR chop it up in small pieces on a cutting board)
Add tomato paste, about 1½ -2 cups of peanut butter, Maggi (skip adding Maggi if your using chicken broth) salt and pepper.
If you're using Chicken Broth, add it slowly now and stir it in.
Add cabbage (and approximately 4 cups water, but add water only if you used Maggi!) and continue cooking.
Let simmer for about 1 hr.
Stir occasionally and serve over rice.

Enjoy 😋

In Burkina Faso, they normally use peanut butter from the markets, which is freshly ground into butter locally.

It's actually fairly easy to make your own at home, simply use a blender (a nutribullet is what I use) and roasted peanuts.