Beef Mafé - West African Peanut Stew

Mafé, or maafe, is a traditional West African peanut stew that can be made with beef, lamb, chicken, seafood, or just vegetables. This oven version of mafé features succulent diced beef slowly simmered in a nutty peanut butter sauce. Finish this dish in the oven, you will get melt-in-your-mouth tender beef and perfectly thickened, splatter-free gravy. It is easy to make and tastes even better the next day. Serve it with rice or couscous, but if you are watching your carbs, you can easily enjoy this with cauliflower rice. If you have a peanut allergy or simply want to experiment, you can use almond or cashew butter.


2 tbsp Tallow (or olive oil) 1-1.2 kg Chuck roast, cut into bite-sized cubes 1 Yellow onion, diced 1 Red bell pepper, diced 2 tbsp Tomato paste 3 tbsp Fish sauce 1 tsp Habanero pepper powder (or cayenne pepper) 750 ml Beef stock ¾ tsp Sea salt 1 tsp Freshly milled black pepper 120 g Unsweetened smooth peanut butter

Preheat the oven to 160C/320F.
Melt half of the tallow in a dutch oven or heavy-bottomed large pot over medium-high heat. Add in half of the beef cubes and brown on all sides. Remove and set aside.
Add the chopped onions and red pepper and saute for 3 to 4 minutes, until the onions are translucent, scraping up the delicious browned bits from the bottom of the pot as you stir them occasionally. Add in tomato paste, fish sauce and habanero pepper powder. Saute for a few more minutes.
Add creamy peanut butter and stir until it is fully incorporated. Pour in beef stock and season with salt and pepper. Return the browned beef cubes and any accumulated juices. Stir to mix everything together.
Transfer the stew to the oven, roast, covered, for about 75 minutes until the beef is tender. In the last 25 minutes of cooking, remove the lid to allow for slight reduction.

34 comments:

eileeninmd 16/9/26 13:22: Hello Angie,
Another yummy recipe, thanks for sharing.
Take care, enjoy your day and the rest of the week!
Judee 16/9/26 13:44: My husband loves all his dinners with rice. This looks like a meal he would enjoy.
Tom 16/9/26 14:19: ...this looks very interesting.
Anne in the kitchen 16/9/26 14:51: I've had this before and it is delicious.
My name is Erika. 16/9/26 15:09: I think I might have made something similar to this before. My book group used to have meals to match the book, and I had picked one from Africa. Yours looks delicious.
DEZMOND 16/9/26 15:23: What did you put in your rice to make it so yellow?
Diana 16/9/26 15:50: Temptations like this should be banned! That peanut sauce with the tender braised beef sounds truly irresistible, I'm already getting hungry. Thanks for the recipe, I'm definitely going to try this sometime!
Christine 16/9/26 17:06: Looks good
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DeniseinVA 16/9/26 17:47: Thank you Angie, this looks delicious. I was once given an African dish when invited over for dinner at a friend's house. I remember how much I enjoyed it.
Pam 16/9/26 18:30: Hearty, comforting, and flavorful. It looks and sounds wonderful.
speedy70 16/9/26 18:56: Ottimo piatto unico, molt molto invitante!!!
Brian's Home Blog 16/9/26 19:25: I bet that's good and has a nice flavorful kick!
Linda's Relaxing Lair 16/9/26 19:58: Interesting recipe with beautiful presentations.
Bill 16/9/26 20:56: Looks tasty, nice presentation.
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 16/9/26 22:28: This is a new one for me, Angie! Beef with that rich peanut sauce looks so hearty and comforting – definitely something I’d love to try.
mimi rippee 16/9/26 23:52: Fantastic! The fish sauce surprised me! Sounds wonderful.
David M. Gascoigne, 17/9/26 00:15: I think if I substituted chicken it would still work.
J.P. Alexander 17/9/26 01:13: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
peppylady (Dora) 17/9/26 05:12: I've cooked with peanuts before.
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Angie's Recipes 17/9/26 06:15: Dez, it's from beef stock and turmeric powder.
Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 17/9/26 06:28: I recently had mole for the first time, and it was very good.
Natalie Leung 17/9/26 06:41: this soup looks so hearty! perfect for winter :)
Anonymous 17/9/26 09:54: Looks good Angie.
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Lowcarb team member 17/9/26 23:28: Many thanks for sharing this recipe.

All the best Jan
Raymund | angsarap.net 18/9/26 02:18: Really nice to see West African dishes like this pop up, bold, comforting, and full of character. Definitely the kind of recipe that’s right up my alley.
roentare 18/9/26 03:37: That just arouse my appetite for food after wisdom teeth extraction lol
Modrina Neba 18/9/26 06:04: wow...excellent Angie...I love peanut butter, you reminded me that I need to buy it, I hope I get it.
I'm glad we're reading each other again, that they fixed our blog lists :))
Wishing you a lovely Friday, Andreja!
Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 18/9/26 08:09: I need to expand my cuisine to include African.
Cooking Julia 19/9/26 23:54: This mafé looks great Angie, the gravy is yummy.
Guillaume 20/9/26 01:55: Oh I'd love to try that! It's time for hearty food.
David Scott Allen 22/9/26 17:11: I love this and make mine with chicken. I’ve had it with lamb, too, but never beef. Definitely want to try this version, Angie.
tigerfish 5/10/26 02:18: We love a stew made with peanut butter sauce, yumsss.....