Mamba (haitian peanut sauce)

1 cup

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 small Onion(s), finely chopped
3 Garlic clove(s), minced
½ (to 1) Haitian
Or Scotch bonnet pepper
Seeded and minced (opt)
½ cup Chunky peanut butter
1 cup Chicken or beef stock
Or as needed
1 teaspoon Lime juice
2 tablespoons Flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan. Add the onion, garlic, and chile pepper and cook over medium heat until just beginning to brown, about 5 min.

Add the peanut butter and stock and simmer, whisking or stirring, until well blended; add more stock as needed to make a pourable sauce. stir in the lime juice and parsley. Correct the seasoning, adding salt and pepper to taste.

Store in an airtight container. Refrigerated, it will keep for up to 10 days; stir before using.

The Caribbean Pantry Cookbook

by Steven Raichlen

ISBN 1-885183-10-0

pg 53

Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 12-13-95

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