Mafé (Beef and Peanut Stew)

Method

1. 1

   Brown the beef with onions; add tomato paste and fry 3 minutes.

2. 2

   Whisk peanut butter with hot water and pour in; add the whole habanero.

3. 3

   Simmer gently 50 minutes — peanut gravies stick, so stir the bottom honestly.

4. 4

   Add sweet potato, carrot and cabbage; cook 25 minutes more until the oil rises red-gold.

   💡 Mafé is done when peanut oil beads on the surface, not before.

5. 5

   Serve over rice; the habanero goes to whoever earned it.