Maffé (West African Peanut Stew) III
Maafe is a stew made from groundnuts. It originated from the Madinkwa and Bambara people of Mali.

Ingredients
- 2 lbs stew beef
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 onion
- Garlic (optional)
Ingredients for 4 servings (1.4 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Boil meat in a pot with salt and onion.
- 2
Fry the meat in a pan of oil.
Stovetop - 3
Blend together the tomato, pepper, and garlic until smooth.
- 4
Pour the blended mixture into a pot and add the peanut paste. Stir until thick.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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