Matooke (Ugandan Plantains and Peanut Sauce) - Seward Community Co-op

Ingredients

• Peanut Sauce (called Ground Nut Sauce in Uganda):
• ½ cup crushed peanuts
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups of water
• 1 onion finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ cup of small diced mushrooms
• Optional: ½ cup diced tomatoes, 1 cup diced eggplant
• Matooke:
• 8 to 10 fresh plantains
• Juice of one large lemon (optional)
• 1 medium-sized white or yellow onion, peeled and rough chopped
• 2 large, or 3 medium-sized tomatoes, blanched, peeled, and rough chopped
• 4 or 5 large cloves garlic, peeled and crushed (optional)
• 1 chili pepper, chopped fine (optional)
• Salt, to taste 1or 1 1/2 tablespoon