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Southern Chadian Peanut Sauce

A spicy beef stew with peanut butter, served over rice.

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Why it works: Nutmeg and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,686 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Southern Chadian Peanut Sauce

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Brown the beef

  1. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large heavy kettle.

  2. Add beef cubes.

  3. While they are browning, add the nutmeg and chilli powder.

Make the stew

  1. Add the onions, garlic, tomato paste, water and pepper.

  2. Let it simmer until the meat is tender.

Add the peanut sauce and serve

  1. Heat the peanut butter and two tablespoons of oil over medium heat for 5 minutes.

  2. Add peanut butter mixture slowly to beef stew.

  3. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.

  4. Serve over rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1288Calories
54 gProtein
46 gFat
164 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Nutmeg + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,686 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + peanuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Beef cubes
Provide the main protein, which becomes tender as the stew simmers.
Peanut butter
Adds richness, body and a nutty flavour to the stew.
Onions
Add sweetness and savoury depth as they soften in the stew.
Tomato paste
Adds concentrated acidity, colour and savoury depth to the sauce.
Chilli powder
Adds heat and warm, earthy flavour to the stew.

The step that matters

Adding the peanut butter mixture. Peanut butter can separate or clump if added too quickly to a hot liquid. Adding it slowly while stirring, over lower heat, helps it blend smoothly into the stew.

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, nutmeg, onion, clove, garlic, tomato, pepper):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Black-eyed peafits better
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, nutmeg, onion, clove, garlic, tomato, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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