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Maffé (West African Peanut Stew) II

Name: Maffé (West African Peanut Stew) II
Cuisine: West Africa
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 onions, neatly minced; 3 garlic cloves, neatly minced; 1½ teaspoons grated ginger; 2 cups crushed tomatoes; 4 chicken flavour bouillon cubes, crumbled; 1 cup peanut butter; 4 African eggplants, peeled and chopped; 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 medium size green cabbage, washed and chopped; 4 medium size carrots, washed and diced; 3 medium size turnips, washed and chopped; 2 medium size habanero chile peppers; 15 medium size okra, washed, trimmed, and chopped; Salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Chopped peanuts (optional)

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Mafe is a spicy and delicious African peanut stew. It is eaten throughout Africa, especially by the people of Ivory Coast.

Ingredients: 17
From the kitchen: West Africa

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Preparation

Method

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
Add the onions, garlic, grated ginger. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes until the onions become translucent.
Add the tomato paste, bouillon cubes, and 6 cups (about 1.5 litres) hot water. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
Stir in the peanut butter until fully incorporated. Add the eggplant, sweet potatoes, green cabbage, carrots, turnips, and habanero, then stir carefully to avoid fully crushing the habanero.
Cover and cook for about an hour over low heat until thickened.
Stir in the okra, then season with salt and black pepper to your desired taste. Cook for about 30 minutes until the vegetables become soft.
Remove the chilli pepper and sprinkle it with peanut butter if you will like and if not leave it like that.
Serve hot.

Recipe notes

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Nutrition estimate

USDA ingredient data

Partial recipe · included ingredients only

The source does not provide a verified serving count. The summary uses original recipe quantities before any batch multiplier, not per serving. Enter your own serving count in the full label to see per-serving amounts.

Calculated automatically from 5 of 17 ingredients. This is an incomplete subtotal, not the full recipe’s nutrition.

Calories: 2,128 kcal
Fat: 187.2 g
Carbohydrate: 81.6 g
Protein: 60.3 g

Standard USDA sizes assumed for Onions. Exact portions and food assumptions are listed below.

Vegetable Oil assumption: Unspecified cooking oil is estimated as USDA soybean cooking oil. The full measured amount is included; fatty-acid composition can differ with the actual oil type.

Not included: Tomatoes, chicken flavour bouillon cubes, 4 African eggplants, peeled and chopped, 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped, 1 medium size green cabbage, washed and chopped, 4 medium size carrots, washed and diced, 3 medium size turnips, washed and chopped, habanero chile peppers, 15 medium size okra, washed, trimmed, and chopped, Salt to taste, Black pepper to taste, Chopped peanuts (optional).

Tomatoes: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
chicken flavour bouillon cubes: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
4 African eggplants, peeled and chopped: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 medium size green cabbage, washed and chopped: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
4 medium size carrots, washed and diced: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
3 medium size turnips, washed and chopped: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
habanero chile peppers: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
15 medium size okra, washed, trimmed, and chopped: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Salt to taste: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Black pepper to taste: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Chopped peanuts (optional): Optional ingredients and uncertain retained amounts need a confirmed edible weight.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated subtotal · included ingredients only

5 of 17 ingredients included. Excluded ingredients are not counted in the amounts or % Daily Values.

Servings in original recipe (optional)

Serving count is unknown. Amounts and % Daily Values below apply to the whole original recipe’s included ingredients.

Amount per original recipe

Calories2,128

Estimated nutrition facts for included ingredients only
Amount per original recipe	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 187.2 g	240%
Saturated Fat 35.3 g	176%
Trans Fat 0.5 g	—
Cholesterol 0 mg	0%
Sodium 1,109.8 mg	48%
Total Carbohydrate 81.6 g	30%
Dietary Fiber 16.9 g	60%
Total Sugars 36.5 g	—
Includes Added Sugars Unavailable	—
Protein 60.3 g	—
Vitamin D 0 µg	0%
Calcium 193.8 mg	15%
Iron 5.1 mg	29%
Potassium 1,809.4 mg	38%

Nutrient data notes

A nutrient amount is unavailable when any included ingredient lacks that source value.

Includes Added Sugars: USDA data missing for Vegetable Oil, Onions, Garlic Cloves, Ginger, Peanut Butter.

* Percent Daily Values use FDA reference values for adults and children aged 4 and over, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. They apply to the amount shown above.

— means no % Daily Value is shown. Trans fat and total sugars have no established Daily Value; protein %DV is omitted because protein-quality data is unavailable. Missing nutrient amounts are not treated as zero.

Daily Value reference: FDA ↗

Ingredients used in this estimate

4 tablespoons vegetable oil
54.4 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 13.6 g.
Unspecified cooking oil is estimated as USDA soybean cooking oil. The full measured amount is included; fatty-acid composition can differ with the actual oil type. USDA source ↗
2 onions, neatly minced
220 g edible ingredient. Standard size assumed: 2 × USDA medium (2-1/2" dia); 1 portion = 110 g.
Onions are estimated using USDA raw onions. Red and other onion varieties can differ. USDA source ↗
3 garlic cloves, neatly minced
9 g edible ingredient. 3 × USDA clove; 1 portion = 3 g.
Raw peeled garlic. A bare count is not assumed to mean cloves. USDA source ↗
1½ teaspoons grated ginger
3 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tsp = 2 g.
Raw ginger root, not ground dried ginger. USDA source ↗
2 cups crushed tomatoes
Excluded: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
Estimate uses USDA Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
4 chicken flavour bouillon cubes, crumbled
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 cup peanut butter
258 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 258 g.
Estimate uses USDA Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program). Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
4 African eggplants, peeled and chopped
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 medium size green cabbage, washed and chopped
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
4 medium size carrots, washed and diced
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
3 medium size turnips, washed and chopped
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
2 medium size habanero chile peppers
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
15 medium size okra, washed, trimmed, and chopped
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Salt to taste
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Black pepper to taste
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
Chopped peanuts (optional)
Excluded: Optional ingredients and uncertain retained amounts need a confirmed edible weight.

Values use ingredient nutrients per 100 g and food-specific USDA portion weights. Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons use US measures. Pinches, handfuls, “to taste” and unspecified package sizes are excluded. Common counted foods use the stated size or a documented standard USDA portion when a count is supplied; these assumptions are identified above. Other unspecified counts remain excluded.

Assumes included ingredients are retained. Cooking losses, drained liquids, discarded oil, alcohol evaporation and changes in water content are not modeled. Missing nutrient values are shown as unavailable, not zero.

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Data retrieved 2026-11-08. These are automatically calculated estimates, not a laboratory analysis.

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