Bolivians love sopa de maní, a flavorful meat and vegetable stew, thickened and enriched with the earthy flavor of ground peanuts.
Tag: Peanuts
Sopa de Maní
Sambal Kacang
(Indonesian peanut sauce)
This famous Indonesian peanut sauce is pronounced “sahm-ball kah-CHANG.” Another name for it is bumbu satay. Serve with satay ayam or gado gado.
Mafé, or Maafe
(West African meat in peanut sauce)
Mafé, known in English as groundnut stew, is an iconic African dish, popular throughout West Africa. This rich meat stew is thickened with ground peanuts.
Kare-Kare
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)
Kare-kare is a rich and meaty Filipino stew of oxtails, green beans and eggplant in a sauce thickened with peanut butter.
Hkatenkwan
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)
The marriage of tomatoes and ground peanuts in stews is popular in sub-Saharan African cooking.
Gung Bo Gai Ding
(Chinese kung pao chicken with peanuts)
Gung bo gai ding, better known as kung pao chicken, is a famous dish from the spicy repertoire of Guizhou province in south-central China. The story goes that kung pao was created by a palace guard.
Gado Gado
(Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce)
Gado gado is a popular salad in Indonesia with a number of regional variations.
Peanut Brittle
(American toffee candy with peanuts)
This is good, old-fashioned, buttery peanut brittle, perfect as part of an assortment of holiday sweets or as a tasty treat for Halloween tricks.