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Sweet Potato Peanut Stew with Greens

A velvety, spiced stew of sweet potatoes, chickpeas and tender greens simmered in tomato, ginger and creamy peanut butter. Hearty, vegan and ready in under an hour.

Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Total
50 min
Serves
6
Illustration of Sweet Potato Peanut Stew with Greens, drawn from its ingredients
Cook's note

Thinning the peanut butter with hot broth first keeps it from clumping. The stew thickens as it sits, so add a splash of water when reheating. Check that your peanut butter has a plain ingredient list. Serve over rice or with warm flatbread.

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander and cayenne and stir for until fragrant.

  2. Add the sweet potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the sweet potatoes are just tender.

  3. Ladle a cup of the hot broth into a bowl and whisk in the peanut butter until smooth, then stir it back into the pot.

  4. Add the greens and salt and simmer uncovered for , until the greens are tender and the stew is thick.

  5. Stir in the lime juice, taste for salt, and serve topped with peanuts and cilantro.

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Sweet Potato Peanut Stew with Greens
Step 1 of 5

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander and cayenne and stir for until fragrant.

Step 2 of 5

Add the sweet potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the sweet potatoes are just tender.

Step 3 of 5

Ladle a cup of the hot broth into a bowl and whisk in the peanut butter until smooth, then stir it back into the pot.

Step 4 of 5

Add the greens and salt and simmer uncovered for , until the greens are tender and the stew is thick.

Step 5 of 5

Stir in the lime juice, taste for salt, and serve topped with peanuts and cilantro.

All done

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