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$3.56 per serving
124 likes
Ready in 45 minutes
Spoonacular Score: 99% 
Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? African Chicken Peanut Stew could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe makes 1 servings with 1377 calories, 75g of protein, and 102g of fat each. For $3.87 per serving, this recipe covers 62% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. 124 people have tried and liked this recipe. Head to the store and pick up bell peppers, tomato, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the tomato you could follow this main course with the Pink Peony Popcorn Balls as a dessert. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 99%. This score is super. Try African Chicken Peanut Stew, West African Peanut-Chicken Stew, and One-Pot African Peanut Stew for similar recipes.
African can be paired with Pinotage, Riesling, and Chenin Blanc. The best wine for African dishes will depend on the dish, but a fruity, aromatic white wine is a safe bet for spicy dishes while pinotage would be a traditional match for South African cuisine. You could try Kanonkop Pinotage. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 20 dollars per bottle.
The name "Kanonkop" derives from a kopje (hillock), from which a cannon was fired in the 17th Century, to warn farmers in outlying areas that sailing ships plying the waters between Europe and the Far East had entered Table Bay for a stopover at Cape Town. The farmers would then load their wagons, hitch their oxen and set off to Cape Town to barter their produce, mainly fresh fruit and vegetables, to the sailors and travelers who had spent many months at sea. Today the land has been tamed completely and rich vineyards now create a patchwork quilt across the landscape.
Kanonkop is an innovative enterprise that has a solid wine growing foundation with ideal soils, cool sea breezes and long, lazy summer days, creating the perfect climate for grape growing. This is backed by progressive viticultural techniques and concepts in winemaking and marketing. Winemaker Beyers Truter is known throughout the wine world as "The King of Pinotage".
Tasting Notes: A deep red full bodied Pinotage with complex black and red berry and oak flavours on the palate that will integrate well with bottle age. A wine that will last at least 5-8 years in the bottle.
Food Match: cheese(soft), game, grilled meats, lamb, red meat, roasts, venison.
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Be conscious of your choice of cooking oils. Some studies have shown that vegetable oils like safflower oil, sunflower oil, and canola oil might actually contribute to heart disease. Olive oil is a good alternative for low temperature cooking, while coconut oil is a recent favorite for high temperature cooking. Do your research!
Many people will tell you to remove the skin on your chicken to cut down on fat. This is true, but if you like the taste, leave it on! You're only gaining a little fat for a lot of flavor. Plus, a little over half of the fat in chicken skin is monounsatured fat (that's a heart-healthy kind) and the notion that saturated fat is unhealthy is being questioned too. So in our opinion: dig in, skin and all!
Although the body needs salt to survive, most of us get too much. The problem with consuming too much salt (what chemists call "sodium chloride") is actually the sodium part, which is why people concerned about high blood pressure go on low-sodium diets. If you are trying to reduce salt in your diet, you can try salt substitutes like potassium chloride or try to make do with less salt by using more black pepper, herbs, and spices.
Lycopene, the chemical in tomatoes that makes them red (and healthy), is fat soluble. This means eating tomatoes with a fat — say, avocado or olive oil?improves the body's ability to absorb the lycopene. Don't hesitate to include some healthy fats in this dish to get the most health benefits from the tomatoes!
If you find meat (especially grassfed and/or organic meat!) on sale, stock up and freeze it. Ground meat will stay good 3-4 months, while steaks, chops, etc., will be fine for at least 4 months.
Fresh herbs can be expensive, so don't let them go to waste. If you have any leftovers, you might be able to freeze them. The Kitchn recommends freezing hardy herbs like rosemary and thyme in olive oil, while Better Homes and Gardens suggests using freezer bags to freeze basil, chives, mint, and more.
Keeping ginger on hand all the time doesn't mean you have to buy bottled ginger. Instead, freeze fresh ginger whole and grate what you need while its still frozen.
Just a head's up: tomatoes shouldn't be refrigerated! They will lose their flavor and probably get mushy too. For more on selecting and storing tomatoes and other vegetables, check out the academy.
Fresh herbs should be added toward the end of the cooking process — even at the very last minute?especially delicate herbs like cilantro, basil, and dill. Hardier herbs like bay leaves, rosemary, and thyme can be added earlier.
To keep your eyes from stinging and watering while cutting onions, trying popping the onion in the freezer for 15 minutes before you plan to start cooking. Chilling the onion slows the release of the enzyme responsible for teary eyes.
According to the Non-GMO Project, about 90% of the canola oil in the United States is made from genetically modified rapeseed, so if this issue is important to you be sure to buy certified organic or certified GMO-free canola oil!
Tomatoes, especially cherry tomatoes, should be bought organic when possible. Moreover, buying tomatoes from your local farmers' market when they are in season is going to make your dish much, much tastier, not to mention more eco-friendly. In fact, we recommend using canned — or better yet, jarred?tomato products when tomatoes aren't in season instead of buying imported or greenhouse-grown tomatoes.
Choose pasture-raised chicken if it is available. If it is not at your supermarket, visit a farmers' market and ask around.
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