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Peanut Butter West African Peanut Chili

Name: Peanut Butter West African Peanut Chili
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground beef; 1/2 cup peanut butter; 2 sweet potatoes, diced; 28 oz crushed tomatoes; 1 can black-eyed peas; 1 large onion; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp ginger, grated; Lime and roasted peanuts to garnish

West African groundnut stew meets American chili — peanut butter stirred into a tomato base with sweet potatoes and beef creates a rich, nutty chili unlike any other on this list.

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Ground Beef

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Mid-Atlantic

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Medium Burn

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Ingredients

2 lbs ground beefAmazon ↗

1/2 cup peanut butterAmazon ↗

2 sweet potatoes, dicedAmazon ↗

28 oz crushed tomatoesAmazon ↗

1 can black-eyed peasAmazon ↗

1 large onionAmazon ↗

4 garlic clovesAmazon ↗

2 tsp cuminAmazon ↗

2 tsp chili powderAmazon ↗

1 tsp ginger, gratedAmazon ↗

Lime and roasted peanuts to garnishAmazon ↗

Steps

Brown ground beef in a Dutch oven, drain fat

Add onion, garlic, and ginger, cook 5 minutes

Stir in cumin and chili powder

Add sweet potatoes and crushed tomatoes

Simmer 20 minutes until sweet potatoes are just tender

Stir in peanut butter until fully incorporated

Add black-eyed peas, simmer 10 more minutes, garnish with peanuts and lime

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