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Nigerian Groundnut Stew

A hearty stew of chicken, beef, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and peanut butter served with rice or mashed sweet potatoes.

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Why it works: Chicken and beef match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,148 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓

Nigerian Groundnut Stew

Ingredients

Directions

Brown the meats and vegetables

  1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown chicken pieces in hot oil about 15 minutes.

  2. Remove chicken from pan. Set aside, reserving drippings.

  3. Add beef, onion, and green pepper to the drippings. Cook until beef is brown and onion is tender.

  4. Drain off fat.

Simmer the stew

  1. Stir in undrained tomatoes, salt and red pepper.

  2. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.

  3. Cover and simmer 30 minutes more.

  4. Add the chicken pieces, and simmer 20 minutes more.

Add the peanut butter and serve

  1. In a small saucepan, melt peanut butter over low heat. Stir into the chicken mixture. Return mixture to boiling.

  2. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes more.

  3. Skim off fat.

  4. Serve with mashed sweet potatoes or hot cooked rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1167Calories
76 gProtein
48 gFat
109 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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.

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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. Chicken + beeftop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,148 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  2. Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Beef + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,448 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Chicken + peanuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together541 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

What each ingredient does

Peanut butter
Melted into the stew, it thickens the sauce and gives it a rich, nutty flavour.
Beef stew meat
Browned and then simmered until tender, it contributes savoury depth and a chewy texture.
Broiler/fryer chicken
Browned first for colour and flavour, then simmered until cooked through in the sauce.
Tomatoes
Their juice and body form the acidic, liquid base of the stew.
Onions
Softened in the drippings, they add sweetness and aromatic background to the sauce.

The step that matters

Add the peanut butter to the stew. Melting the peanut butter first and stirring it in evenly keeps it from clumping or scorching. Returning the mixture to a boil and then simmering gently lets the sauce thicken without the bottom sticking.

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, beef, meat, onion, pepper, tomato, butter):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits about as well
  3. Peanutthe original
  4. Chickpeafits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, beef, meat, onion, pepper, tomato, butter. 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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