Domoda (Gambian Peanut Stew)

Name: Domoda (Gambian Peanut Stew)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Gambia
Ingredients: 2 lbs beef or chicken, cut into pieces; 1 cup natural peanut butter; 1 onion, chopped; 3 tomatoes, chopped; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 scotch bonnet pepper, whole; 2 carrots and 1 sweet potato, cubed; 4 cups water or stock; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

6 servings20 min prep55 min cookMedium Gambia

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Domoda (Gambian Peanut Stew)

Story updated September 17, 2026

Domoda, a Gambian peanut stew, belongs to the wide family of West African groundnut stews built on peanuts that arrived from South America via 16th-century Portuguese trade. Considered one of the Gambia's national dishes, it's traditionally simmered slowly with meat, tomato, and sweet potato until the peanut sauce turns thick and savory.

Ingredients

Scale:· 6 servings

2 lbs beef or chicken, cut into pieces
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 onion, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 scotch bonnet pepper, whole
2 carrots and 1 sweet potato, cubed
4 cups water or stock
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

1Brown the meat with onion in oil in a large pot.
2Add tomato paste and chopped tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
3Whisk peanut butter with warm water until smooth and stir into the pot along with remaining water and whole scotch bonnet.
4Simmer covered 30 minutes, then add carrots and sweet potato and cook 20 more minutes.
5Simmer uncovered until the sauce thickens.
6Season with salt and serve hot over rice.

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