Maffé Mauritanienne (Aubergines and Pumpkin) is a traditional Mauritanian recipe for classic dish of vegetables and meat cooked in a peanut sauce base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Mauritanian version of: Aubergines and Pumpkin (Maffé Mauritanienne).
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Maffé (meat in a peanut sauce) is a dish that is served in most countries of the western area of West Africa. This dish from Mauritania is very closely related to Senegalese maffé and could be considered a variant of it.
Ingredients:
For the Peanut Butter Sauce:
400g peanut paste (or peanut butter)
3 onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
4 fresh tomatoes, blanched, peeled and de-seeded
2 tbsp tomato purée
2 carrots, diced
1 bouillon cube
4 tbsp red palm oil
salt, freshly-ground black pepper and hot chilli powder, to taste
Additional Ingredients:
500g beef or mutton, cubed (or you can use chicken)
1/2 small cabbage, sliced into wedges
4 baby turnips, halved
4 sweet potatoes or potatoes, peeled and halved
1 pumpkin, peeled and cut into chunks
Method:
Heat the palm oil in a pan, add the peanut paste and 250ml water and stir to combine. Cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly, then add the tomatoes and carrots. Season to taste with salt, black pepper, the bouillon cube and the hot chilli powder.
Bring to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes, or until the sauce is of the desired consistency. Take off the heat and set aside.
Heat a little more oil in a pan, add the meat and fry until browned. Add enough water to cover, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer then cover and cook for 20 minutes. Add the vegetables, re-cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes more.
Stir in the sauce, bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes or until heated through. Serve with rice.
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