Beef with Peanut Stew (Mafe) - Canadian Beef | Canada Beef

Ingredients

• 4 lb (2 kg) Canadian Boneless Beef Blade Roast, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) cubes
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) kosher salt (approx)
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon pepper or coarse black pepper (approx)
• 5 tbsp (75 mL) canola or peanut oil, divided
• ¼ cup (60 mL) packed dark brown sugar
• Half onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup (60 mL) tomato paste
• 1 tsp (5 mL) fresh thyme leaves
• 2 cups (500 mL) canned diced tomatoes
• 4 cups (1 L) beef broth, heated
• 1 cup (250 mL) natural creamy peanut butter or almond butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, diced (or leave whole for less heat)
• 2 Caribbean sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) cubes
• 2 cups (500 mL) baby carrots
• Peanut Gremolata 1 lemon, zested into thin 1-inch (2.5 cm) long strips
• ½ cup (125 mL) roasted peanuts, chopped
• ⅓ cup (75 mL) curly parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced