This comforting West African Peanut Stew is the perfect dish to serve up on a chilly night. Peanuts and chicken are one of those magical combinations and mixed with our spice blend and cocoa paste create a wonderful warm flavour. Okra can be exchanged for courgettes or other green vegetables if you’d prefer. But if you can, try to stay as true to this recipe as possible because it really is delightful!
Cook our delicious West African Peanut Stew in just Minutes
We’ve sourced and blended all of the unique flavour ingredients to make our authentic West African Peanut Stew. We bring these all together in a recipe kit, which consists of 3 flavour pots; a Mali Spice Blend pot, a Tomato Paste pot and a Cocoa Spices pot. Simply follow our recipe, adding a few items from your fridge, to cook this delicious West African Peanut Stew in just 20 minutes.
How Our Recipes Kits Work
We provide flavour ingredients:
Mali Spice Blend
Tomato Paste
Cocoa Spices
Your shopping list:
- 150g
- Basmati rice
- 4
- boneless chicken thighs
- 1
- onion
- 10
- sweet cherry tomatoes
- 175g
- okra
- 1
- lemon
- 2Tbsp
- peanut butter (heaped)
- Handful
- of roasted peanuts(optional)
Our 20 minute recipe
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1.
Bring 300ml water to the boil in a pot, then add the rice. Stir gently, then cover with a lid, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10-12 mins, (or cook as per packet instructions).
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2.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp of oil in a deep pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and let it start to brown, turning once until lightly coloured on both sides.
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3.
Add the onion to the pan with the chicken and stir-fry for 1 min. Sprinkle in the Mali Spice Blend and stir well. Add the cherry tomatoes and the Tomato Paste, mix thoroughly and simmer for 2 mins.
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4.
Stir in the peanut butter and Cocoa Spices along with a cup of water and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 mins.
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5.
Stir the okra into the stew along with 50ml more water if the sauce has become stiff. The sauce should be thick, like a thick soup, but still pourable. Once the okra has softened (about 3 mins) turn off the heat.
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6.
Divide the rice between 2 serving bowls and spoon the stew on top. Garnish with roasted peanuts (if using), squeeze lemon juice over the top (if using, as this really lifts it) and get stuck in!
West African Peanut Stew Reviews
BASED ON 981 reviews
Helen - Oct 17, 2018 
I loved it but not to my family’s liking, so a 2 from us.
Jill - Oct 17, 2018
Enjoyed
Kim - Oct 16, 2018
Enjoyable and only 4.5 syns each x I would order this again x
Dawn - Oct 15, 2018
Really enjoyed this. We’ll order again
Suzanne - Oct 14, 2018
Not for my tastebuds was to rich
Eleanor - Oct 13, 2018
so presently surprised, didn't like the smell so was unsure but it taste amazing me and my husband really enjoyed it
Sasha - Oct 10, 2018
Absolutely gorgeous spicy and creamy. Use peanut butter crunchy it works better and no need add extra peanuts.
Sian - Oct 09, 2018
Think I must if added too much peanut butter. Was too peanutty! Go easy on ‘heaped spoonfuls’
Moses - Oct 07, 2018
Too rich
Debbie - Oct 06, 2018
Lovely thick stew
Rachael - Oct 05, 2018
I have ordered this quite a few times now as really enjoy it. It’s rich, warm and comforting. The squeeze of lemon at the end helps cut the richness and seasons the dish well.
Chloe - Oct 05, 2018
Swapped okra for mange tout, was really tasty!!
Nick - Oct 05, 2018
Awesome
Jonathan - Oct 04, 2018
Not a fan of Ocra so did it with baby courgette, worked a treat.
Lynne - Oct 04, 2018
Not as spicy as I had expected
Marie - Oct 03, 2018
Pleasantly surprised, great flavours
Cathy - Oct 02, 2018
Very tasty
Lyndsay - Oct 02, 2018
Easy to cook one pot meal and totally delicious I used green beans instead of okra.
Melissa - Oct 01, 2018
Very peanutty, nice but would have preferred a more subtle peanut taste.
Devina - Sep 30, 2018
Very tasty
Debbie - Sep 30, 2018
Bit thick
Graham - Sep 27, 2018
Putting salted peanuts on it is lovely
Rebecca - Sep 25, 2018
This was like a delicious satay. Really easy.
Mahala - Sep 22, 2018
Delicious, best so far, and the others were good!
Simon - Sep 21, 2018
Pleasantly surprised! Would defiantly order this one again!
Cheryl - Sep 21, 2018
So delicious and our 10 year old daughter loved it!
Katherine - Sep 20, 2018
Benefits from longer cooking than states in the recipe. Delicious then!
Jane - Sep 20, 2018
Bloody delicious ????
David - Sep 17, 2018
Really lovely taste
Kerry - Sep 17, 2018
Not as nice as I thought it would be.
Anna - Sep 17, 2018
Beautiful dish enjoyed by everyone!
Dawn - Sep 13, 2018
Yummy yummy
D J - Sep 13, 2018
Very nice. Something different.
Chris - Sep 12, 2018
Ashamed to say I’ve not eaten food like this before, however I’m delighted to say it’s going to be a firm favourite from now on.
Heidi - Sep 11, 2018
Bit too rich for us
Rebekka - Sep 11, 2018
Lovely but very rich
Eva-Luise - Sep 10, 2018
Absolutely delicious!
Amy - Sep 10, 2018
Used courgette instead. It is a tad spicy but I’m not someone that’s likes spice and I really enjoyed it. A bit like a satay but not as rich :)
Katie-Jayne - Sep 10, 2018
Didn’t find it very tasty. The Okra made it a weird slimy texture. Not worth the effort to get Okra in the first place!
Karen - Sep 07, 2018
Would substitute thigh for breast meat
Rachel - Sep 06, 2018
Quite an overpowering taste of cloves. Other than that it was good, but I wouldn’t cook it again.
Marie - Sep 05, 2018
Yum. Definitely recommend
James - Sep 04, 2018
Received the wrong seasonings so haven't been able to cook yet
Louise - Sep 04, 2018
Really delicious
Sarah - Sep 03, 2018
A favourite, rich and full of flavour ????
Carol Anne - Sep 03, 2018
Not too keen on the cinnamon/clove taste, but that's just my opinion. An easy dish to prepare and when finished looked like like the photo on the recipe card.
Neil - Aug 31, 2018
Definitely one of my favourites. Strong, flavoursome and extremely moreish
Helen - Aug 30, 2018
Was not overly keen on this one.
Christine - Aug 27, 2018
preferred bang bang chicken for a peanut based dish.
Teresa - Aug 26, 2018
Delicious