Best Senegalese MafÉ Recipes

SENEGALESE MAFE

Steps:

• Season chicken and brown in oil in a large heavy pot. Add onions and tomatoes. In separate pot heat chicken stock and whisk in tomato paste. Thin peanut butter slightly with hot liquid and add all liquids to pot with chicken. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Add vegetables and cook until chicken and vegetables are tender, approximately 45 minutes. Season to taste with salt, cayenne and ground white pepper. Garnish with peanuts.

MAFE (SENEGALESE BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• Whisk together peanut butter and stock and reserve.
• Season the meat with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Brown the meat well on all sides; do not crowd the meat; saute in batches if necessary.
• Remove meat and keep warm.
• Add the onion, garlic, peppers, and carrots to the pan and saute until the onions are translucent.
• Add the peanut butter and broth mixture, scraping all the brown bits up from the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Return the reserved meat (and any juices) to the pan with the tomatoes and their liquid, the thyme and bay leaf.
• Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, for about 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
• Taste for seasoning.
• Remove the thyme sprig and the bay leaf and discard.
• Serve hot over rice.

MAFÉ (SENEGALESE CHICKEN AND PEANUT BUTTER STEW)

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a heavy medium pot over medium heat. Working in batches, lightly brown chicken all over, then transfer to a bowl as done. Add onions to pot and cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until soft, about 5 minutes. Combine peanut butter and 1 ½ cups cold water in a small bowl. Combine tomato paste and 2 cups hot water in another bowl. Stir peanut butter and tomato paste mixtures into pot, scraping any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Return chicken to pot and stir well, then add carrots and herbs. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. Adjust seasonings. Remove herbs. Serve with hot cooked rice.

SENEGALESE MAFÉ

Steps:

• 1. Put Ingredients A into a pot. Sautee until translucent. 2. Add Ingredients B. Simmer 15 minutes. 3. Add ingredients C. Simmer until chicken is done. 4. Serve over rice, topped with sour cream, lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.