Soul-Soothing Peanut Stew | West African Inspired Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium sweet onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded, if desired, and diced (optional)
• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped into 1cm pieces
• 1 x 793g can diced tomatoes, with their juices
• Fine-grain sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 85g natural peanut butter
• 1l vegetable broth, plus more as needed
• 1½ tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 x 425g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 handfuls baby spinach or destemmed, torn kale leaves
• Fresh coriander or parsley leaves, for serving
• Roasted peanuts, for serving