Kansiyé - Traditional Recipe from Guinea (West Africa)

Submitted by Um Safia

"Kansiyé is a stew which is serve with rice. This is a very traditional dish in Guinea & is easy to make. Posted for ZWT 4."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb beef or 1 lb lamb, cut in 1-inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon thyme
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• cooked rice, to serve

directions

1. Brown meat in oil in 10-inch frying pan.
2. Add onion, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic, parsley and clove.
3. Combine tomato sauce and 1 cup water, add to meat mixture and stir well. Dilute peanut butter in remaining cup of water and add to mixture.
4. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Serve hot over the cooked rice.

Reviews

[Anonymous]

Really enjoyed this. So easy and delicious.

 

[Chef Red Fox]

Delicious. The flavors were awesome. The peanut butter blends in perfectly with the spices. I too added less water and used diced tomotoes. I seasoned my meat overnight with thyme, ground cloves, and meat tenderizer. I used the shoulder cut of lamb and cut it into cubes myself.

 

[godbreathed01]

Soooo good! Am always looking for new lamb recipes. As with previous reviewer, I used canned diced tomatoes instead of sauce and reduced the water to about 1-1/2C. I do most of my stews soups and crock pot recipes in a pressure cooker. Pressure cooked for about 15 min. Superb flavor. This will go in spring and fall rotations when lamb most available. Thanks Um Safia

 

[Rita1652]

Yum! This is so easy to prepare. The only change I made was use a 16 ounce can of diced tomatoes in place of the sauce and 1 cup of water instead of the 2 cups called for. If I had a can of chick peas they would have gone it! Thanks for our yummy dinner.