World Cuisines

Groundnut Stew (Nkate Nkwan)

Ghana

The peanut stew of the forest zone: chicken or beef simmered in a rich groundnut (peanut) paste sauce with tomatoes and okra, ladled over fufu or rice balls. Ingredients: peanuts (roasted, ground), chicken, tomatoes, onions, ginger, chiles, okra (optional), stock, salt; fufu or omo tuo rice balls.

What it is

The peanut stew of the forest zone: chicken or beef simmered in a rich groundnut (peanut) paste sauce with tomatoes and okra, ladled over fufu or rice balls. Ingredients: peanuts (roasted, ground), chicken, tomatoes, onions, ginger, chiles, okra (optional), stock, salt; fufu or omo tuo rice balls. Recipe: 1) Brown the chicken; make a tomato-onion base. 2) Loosen peanut paste with stock; add gradually, stirring against splitting. 3) Simmer until the oil glistens and the sauce turns silky. 4) Add okra at the end if using. Serve: with fufu — pinch, indent, scoop. Flavor: deep peanut richness, gentle fire. History: groundnuts came from the Americas in the 1500s and West Africa built a stew canon on them; nkate nkwan is Ghana's silkiest chapter. See also: Waakye, Red Red.

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