Groundnut Stew Recipe

Ingredients

• What you need
• * one or two sweet potatoes, or a similar amount of yams, peeled and cut into cubes (optional)
• * peanut oil (or other cooking oil)
• * one or two chickens, cut into large bite-sized pieces (you can also use equal parts chicken and beef or stew meat)
• * salt (to taste)
• * black pepper (to taste)
• * chicken broth or stock (optional)
• * two or three tomatoes, chopped (or canned tomaoes, or tomato sauce or tomato paste)
• * one or two onions, chopped very fine
• * one clove garlic, minced (optional)
• * one or two hot chile peppers, chopped (optional)
• * one-half teaspoon ground ginger or coriander
• * pinch of thyme or a bay leaf
• * one-quarter cup dried shrimp or dried prawns (optional)
• * one medium eggplant (aubergine, or guinea squash) or a dozen okra, or canned beans, or canned corn (optional)
• * sweet green pepper (or bell pepper), chopped (optional)
• * squash, chopped (optional)