Mafé Seasoning

Name: Mafé Seasoning
Yield: Prepared as a wet stew base rather than a stored dry blend, typically enough for a full stew (4-6 servings)
Ingredients: Ginger; garlic; onion; dried chile; and tomato paste; combined with peanut butter as the stew's defining thickening ingredient

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Prepared as a wet stew base rather than a stored dry blend, typically enough for a full stew (4-6 servings)

Servings

Ingredients

Ginger
garlic
onion
dried chile
and tomato paste
combined with peanut butter as the stew's defining thickening ingredient

Method

Sauté the aromatics, then combine with peanut butter, tomato paste, and stock to form the stew base.
The aromatics are sautéed rather than dry-toasted.

Origin: Senegal and broader West Africa (Mali, Gambia) — the spice component of mafé, a peanut-based stew.

Use: The foundational sauce/stew base for mafé, into which meat and vegetables are then simmered.

Classic Dishes: Mafé (peanut stew, a foundational West African dish, particularly significant in Senegalese and Malian cuisine).

Storage: As a prepared stew base, keeps 3-4 days refrigerated.

Variations: Regional variations exist in the specific vegetables added and the ratio of peanut butter to tomato, but the core peanut-tomato-aromatic combination is broadly consistent.

Substitutions: No close substitute given peanut butter’s defining, irreplaceable role in the dish.