Sierra Leone Peanut Butter Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb beef stew meat
2 large tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon crushed hot pepper
salt

Preparation

Season meat with all-purpose seasoning, and refrigerate for 3 hours to allow meat to absorb flavors.
Brown meat in oil, then add some water and simmer until tender.
Remove meat from pan and set aside.
In the same oil saute pepper and onions.
Briskly stir in tomatoes.
Mix peanut butter with 1/2 cup water to form a thin paste and add to stew.
Stir, add meat, and salt to taste and let simmer 15 minutes over low heat. Serve with rice, boiled yam, cassava and green vegetable, if desired.