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Title: Dovi (Peanut Butter Stew)
Categories: African, Stews
Yield: 4 Servings

Stephen Ceideburg
2 tb Butter
2 md Onions, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, finely sliced
-an crushed
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1 Chile pepper, seeded, minced
1 Chicken, cut in serving
-pieces
2 Green bell peppers, cored,
-seeded, chopped
3 To 4 tomatoes, cored,
-coarser chopped
2 c Water
6 tb Smooth peanut butter
1/2 lb Spinach

Melt butter in a large stew pot over moderate heat; add onions, saute until
golden brown. Add garlic, salt, pepper and hot pepper. Stir-fry 2 or 3
minutes; add chicken and bell peppers. Fry stirring occasionally, until
chicken browns on all sides.

Mash tomatoes with a fork an mix them into the stew, along with the water.
Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.

Thin the peanut butter with a few tablespoons of hot broth from the pot.
Add half of the peanut paste to the stew; continue simmering until chicken
is well done

Wash spinach. Place in a pot, cover, and steam (the water clinging to the
leaves is sufficient for steaming) until tender. Drain and combine with
remaining peanut paste. Serve greens with the stew.

Serves 4 to 6.

PER SERVING: 410 calories, 31 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 27 g fat (8 g
saturated), 100 mg cholesterol, 576 mg sodium, 5 g fiber.

From an article by Karola Saekel in the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/18/93.