Recipe for Peanut Stew (Tigga Digga Na From West Africa) 8pts 
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Yield:
2
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1 tsp peanut oil or as needed to saute
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 x clove garlic minced
1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1/2 cup turnips
12 oz V-8 vegetable juice or tomato juice
4 oz unsweetened apple juice
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp Cajun seasoning or to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2/3 cup chopped tomato skinned and seeded
1/4 cup sugarfree peanut butter (add last)
----------------- ACCOMPANIMENTS: ----------------
4 tbl plain nonfat yogurt
2 whl wheat pita bread, 99% fat free warmed
1/2 cup steamed greens
(beet, mustard or spinach)
Instructions:
Instructions: Heat the peanut oil in a pan and add the chopped onion and saute for 10 minutes or until the onions are soft.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook for few minutes. Add the turnips and cook covered for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the tomato juice, apple juice, salt, Cajun seasoning, cilantro and chopped tomatoes. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the turnips are soft and the tomatoes are mellow. Keep warm. Add the peanut butter and stir to blend; when the peanut butter is warmed, serve immediately. Offer a dollop of plain nonfat yogurt and warm pita bread.

Accompany with steamed greens topped with egg slices.

VARIATIONS:
* Possible vegetable substitutions: use eggplant, fennel or leeks; rutabagas or winter squash.

* Possible liquid substitutions: use coconut milk or fruit or vegetable juices instead of the apple juice.

* Replace ginger with cayenne and replace Cajun with black pepper.

* Serve with warmed tortillas or Naan.

* Add the greens to the stew instead of serving along side; omit egg.

REVIEW - Tested version 2001-12-18: One teaspoon of peanut oil was enough when supplemented with vegetable oil spray. The original recipe requested tomato juice; the v-8 vegetable juice cooked down nicely and curbed the tomatoes. TIP - Let this stew simmer and thicken awhile before adding the peanut butter. We simmered until the tomato rich sauce tasted mellow to both of us (about 45 minutes); added the peanut butter, warmed the bread, then served.

Makes lots of sauce. Would go well with rice.

Yield: 3 cups

NOTES : Vegetarian and Light on Oil - Can be adapted to whats in season or what you have on hand in the fridge. Original recipe on file: San Franciscos Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: 1998 Shop with the Chefs http://ferryplazafarmersmarket.com/sybilrecipes/1998recipes.htm

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