African Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipes

HOW TO MAKE PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place peanut butter in a mixing bowl. Whisk garlic, brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil into peanut butter, followed by lime juice and chile-garlic sauce.
• Bring coconut milk to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat; pour over into peanut butter mixture. Whisk until smooth.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped red pepper, cilantro, and peanuts.

CREAMY PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter and water until smooth. Whisk in lime juice, soy sauce, and sugar. Sprinkle peanuts over sauce just before serving.

AFRICAN PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In saute pan, cook onions until tender.
• Add cayenne, ginger, mashed banana, and saute, stirring frequently.
• After five minutes, add the juices.
• Simmer for 10 minutes more, before stirring in the peanut butter.
• Serve warm.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven until hot. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and cook until browned on all sides, about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and bouillon cubes to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste and peanut butter. Add 4 cups of water and the Scotch bonnet pepper. Return the chicken to the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat and let simmer 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the sweet potatoes, tomatoes and collard greens. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes. (Remove the Scotch bonnet pepper if someone has a low tolerance for heat.)
• Serve warm with hot cooked rice, if using.

AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium high heat. Cook onions and bell peppers until lightly browned and tender, stirring in garlic when almost done to prevent burning. Stir in tomatoes, vegetable stock, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in rice, cover, and simmer another fifteen minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in peanut butter until well blended, and serve.

EAST AFRICAN PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In an adequate saucepan, saute onion in vegetable oil until light brown.
• Add chopped tomatoes, peanut butter, and jalepeno pepper.
• Add beans, water, and curry powder.
• Simmer for thirty minutes, or until mixture is thick.
• Serve with ugali and enjoy!