Jamaican Peanut Stew
1/2 cup ground peanuts or crunchy peanut butter 1 cup vegetable stock 1 cup water 1 cup onions,
sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
2/2 tsp hot pepper, chopped 2 tbsp oil salt to taste
3/4 tsp dried thyme 2 bay leaves 2 cups canned tomatoes 1 whole, unripe hot pepper 6 okra, sliced
blend the peanut butter, stock and water
sauté the onions, garlic and chopped hot pepper in the oil, combine with the seasonings, canned
tomatoes, whole hot pepper, and peanut stock, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the okra and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the okra are tender and firm. Recheck the seasonings
and adjust if necessary.
Remove the whole hot pepper and serve over rice.