How it tastes
Creamy peanut butter, sweet potato, smoky paprika and a sharp nudge of Sambal Oelek.
Sweet potato maafe with basmati rice
with seitan
Maafe comes from West Africa: a peanut stew that lets sweet potato, peppers and aubergine simmer until everything turns creamy. Sambal Oelek and smoked paprika push the seitan along, and the rice catches the sauce.
- kcal
- 646
- Protein
- 27.5 g
- Carbs
- 91.8 g
- Fat
- 16.9 g
per portion (440 g)
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Why you'll love it
Perfect for
For anyone craving spicy West African street food.
Recipe Cook it yourself
- Prep approx. 30 min
- Simmer approx. 15 min
- Total approx. 45 min
West African stew with a creamy peanut and tomato sauce, sweet potatoes, aubergine, pepper and pan-fried seitan, served with rice. Smoked paprika and sambal oelek lend it smokiness and a gentle heat.
Method
Rice
Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold water and drain well. Bring the water and salt to the boil, add the rice, cover and leave to simmer over a low heat for approx. 15 mins. Remove the pan from the hob, leave the rice to rest for approx. 5 mins, then fluff up with a fork.
Sauce
Heat the oil in a small pan. Sweat the onion, garlic and ginger for approx. 3 mins. Add the spices and tomato purée and sweat briefly. Add all the ingredients up to and including the sugar and bring to the boil, stirring constantly (it catches quickly). Blend until smooth with a stick blender and season.
Sweet potatoes
Cook the sweet potato cubes in salted water for approx. 6 mins until just tender, then drain.
Seitan
Toss the seitan with the flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, fry the seitan for approx. 3 mins until golden brown all over, then remove.
Maafe
Heat the oil in the same pan. Fry the pepper and aubergine for approx. 5 mins and season. Pour in the sauce and water, add the sweet potatoes and seitan, bring to the boil and simmer for approx. 2 mins.
To serve
Serve the maafe with the rice.
- Tip:
- With ½ tsp sambal oelek the sauce is mild; with 2 tsp it is distinctly hot.
- Variation:
- Use tinned chickpeas or tofu cubes instead of seitan.
- Goes well with:
- Chopped roasted peanuts and fresh coriander.
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What's inside
Nutrition facts, ingredients and allergens from our recipe. Nothing hidden.
646kcal
Nutrition facts
per portion (440 g) · 2703 kJ
Energy from
- Protein 18 %
- Carbohydrates 58 %
- Fat 24 %
Share of daily intake
- Protein27.5 g55 %
- Carbohydrates91.8 g35 %
- of which sugars10.7 g12 %
- Fat16.9 g24 %
- of which saturates1.6 g8 %
- Salt4.7 g78 %
Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal).
All nutrition facts per portion and 100 g
| Nutrient | Portion | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 2702 kJ646 kcal | 614 kJ147 kcal |
| Fat | 16.9 g | 3.8 g |
| of which saturates | 1.6 g | 0.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 91.8 g | 20.9 g |
| of which sugars | 10.7 g | 2.4 g |
| Fibre | 6.3 g | 1.4 g |
| Protein | 27.5 g | 6.3 g |
| Salt | 4.7 g | 1.1 g |
Ingredients
- Water
- Jasmine rice
- Seitan strips
- Sweet potato
- Peppers
- Aubergines
- Peeled tomatoes
- Peanut butter
- Rapeseed oil
- Onions
- Tomato purée
- Sambal oelek
- White flour
- Ginger
- Salt, pepper
- Vegetable stock
- Garlic
- Salt
- Sugar
- Smoked paprika
- Coriander seeds
- Cumin
Full declaration
Water, jasmine rice, SEITAN STRIPS 12 % (GLUTEN, SOY), sweet potato 9 %, peppers, aubergines, peeled tomatoes (diced tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid), peanut butter (PEANUTS 90% USA, cane sugar, salt, palm oil), rapeseed oil, onions, tomato purée (tomatoes, salt), sambal oelek (chilli peppers (42%), water, carrots, salt, peppers, citric acid, rapeseed oil, flavouring, colour: paprika extract), WHITE FLOUR (GLUTEN), ginger, salt, pepper, vegetable stock (sea salt, maltodextrin, vegetables 5% (parsnips, leeks, onions, pumpkin), raw cane sugar, carrot juice 2%, yeast extract, carrot juice concentrate, spice, parsley extract), garlic, salt, sugar, smoked paprika, coriander seeds, cumin.
Translated – the German declaration is legally binding.
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Wasser, Jasminreis, SEITAN GESCHNETZELTES 12 % (GLUTEN, SOJA), Süsskartoffel 9 %, Peperoni, Auberginen, Pelati (Tomatenwürfel, Tomatensaft, Zitronensäure), Erdnussbutter (ERDNÜSSE 90% USA, Rohrzucker, Salz, Palmöl), Rapsöl, Zwiebeln, Tomatenpüree (Tomaten, Salz), Sambal Oelek (Chilischoten (42%), Wasser, Karotten, Salz, Paprika, Zitronensäure, Rapsöl, Aroma, Farbstoff: Paprikaextrakt), WEISSMEHL (GLUTEN), Ingwer, Salz, Pfeffer, Gemüsebouillon (Meersalz, Maltodextrin, Gemüse 5% (Pastinaken, Lauch, Zwiebeln, Kürbis), Roh-Rohrzucker, Karottensaft 2%, Hefeextrakt, Karottensaftkonzentrat, Gewürz, Petersilienextrakt), Knoblauch, Salz, Zucker, Paprika geräuchert, Korianderkörner, Kreuzkümmel.
Allergens
Contains Peanuts, Gluten, Soy. May contain traces of other allergens.
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