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 591 reviews
Don - Aug 18, 2018 
Fabulous!
Petre - Aug 17, 2018
Shite
Steve - Aug 17, 2018
Really different. Will have again.
Yan lin - Aug 16, 2018
One of my favourite dishes which I've ordered more than once. I really like that you don't need to add cream or coconut milk to make the sauce so that it's not as heavy but still has such a nice flavour.
Faye - Aug 16, 2018
Really tasty
Jilly - Aug 15, 2018
Tasty but had a weird chemical smell to it.
Sue - Aug 11, 2018
Good but not favourite!
Amanda - Aug 08, 2018
Not a fave of hours. Used French beans as okra not avail. Too rich and very 'clovey' but something different to try.
Lucy - Aug 07, 2018
Wasn’t a big fan of this one, was very rich and tasted quite salty
Andrea - Aug 07, 2018
A bit too much clove
Sarah - Aug 04, 2018
A bit too rich for my taste
Lyndsay - Jul 31, 2018
Loved it. Loved the texture and taste x
Amie - Jul 29, 2018
Tastes like the chicken satay from a pouch .
Paula - Jul 28, 2018
I really liked this one - couldn't get Okra, so used green beans instead and still worked well.
Christine - Jul 27, 2018
Yummy
richard - Jul 25, 2018
Loved this and have edited my next box to include this again. Okra not available so used courgette instead. Put in less water than recommended and consistency was perfect.
Helen - Jul 22, 2018
Brilliant as always
Tess - Jul 16, 2018
Really lovely flavours and very filling. Will definitely have again
Tess - Jul 16, 2018
Really lovely flavours and very filling.
Tess - Jul 16, 2018
Really lovely flavours and very filling.
N - Jul 12, 2018
Loved it , so delicious.very different unique taste but so wonderful. Definitely ordering more . Yum yum yum ????
Steven - Jul 12, 2018
Loved it
Tracy - Jul 02, 2018
Not a favourite but still nice.
Ben - Jul 01, 2018
Delicious and nutty. Full of flavour
Katherine - Jun 22, 2018
Tasty, but a bit salty
Wendy - Jun 22, 2018
This was absolutely delicious! I opted for courgette rather than okra ... what a superb dish, I will definitely do this again!
Claire - Jun 19, 2018
Used courgettes as no okra to be found. Delicious! Definitely trying again with okra to compare!
Kevin - Jun 16, 2018
Beautiful!
Samantha - Jun 15, 2018
Tip of the finger tasted the spicy pot and truly rocket fuel for me, but with only half the pot added and some cocunut cream to calm things down, whilst making for more sauce overall, which I love, the final result was lovely. Used fine beans not okra, cooking them for 4 minutes beforehand then chopping them in half to be added at the end, worked wonderfully. I do normally try the recipes as intended first but this one was one I really wanted to try, but I realised early on it was going to be too hot fir me without some changes. Even though I made the alterations, I would get it again!
Ian - Jun 14, 2018
Nice rich dish, used brown rice as a healthy option,
Danny - Jun 11, 2018
Bit too sweet for me but my partner loved it
Rachael - Jun 11, 2018
Fabulous, however I cooked it with cashews. Simply fabulous
Helen - Jun 08, 2018
Probably my favourite of all
Lucy - Jun 07, 2018
Really tasty, would have liked a little more heat. My Ghanaian mother in law cooks this and this version was just as tasty
Jonathan - Jun 06, 2018
Amazing.
donnamarie - May 29, 2018
Ok
Kelly - May 17, 2018
Not as peanutty as I would have expected but still very nice and something different.
Gareth - May 14, 2018
A bit dull in my opinion. Flavours were a bit flat.
Val - May 09, 2018
I really enjoyed this dish. It's very rich and I couldn't manage it all but it tasted lovely. It would easily stretch to more than 2 portions if served with extra green veg to offset the richness of the sauce. I will be ordering this again.
Julie - May 08, 2018
Really good. I made a veggie version substituting chicken with butter beans.
Dominique - May 04, 2018
5 out of 5 for originality though!
tanya - May 03, 2018
(Sorry the last review was for another reecipe!)
tanya - May 03, 2018
Very nice indeed! Love all the flavours, very tasty and filling! Will keep buying - nice one!
Helen - May 02, 2018
yummy!
Helen - May 02, 2018
yummy!
Sherilee - May 01, 2018
Rich and comforting
Paul - Apr 30, 2018
Did not like this at all.
Lesley - Apr 30, 2018
Yum yum yum!!!!
Joanne - Apr 27, 2018
My boyfriend really enjoyed this but it wasn't for me, I'm afraid.
Laura - Apr 25, 2018
Really tasty and something a bit different from what I would usually make. Used courgettes instead of okra which seemed to work well.