Spicy Peanut Butter and Spinach Sauce

Name: Spicy Peanut Butter and Spinach Sauce
Cuisine: Cypriot
Ingredients: 1 Vegetable stock cube; 4 cups hot water; 1 large (180-200g) red onion, diced; 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (approx. 10g); 2-3 tablespoons (30-40g) fresh ginger, finely chopped; 6 tablespoons (100g) peanut butter; 1 package (70g) tomato paste; 3-4 cups (160g) spinach, roughly chopped by hand; 2-3 tablespoons vinegar; 1 pinch chili flakes (boukovo); Salt and pepper; Fresh coriander for garnish, finely chopped; 4 cups cooked brown rice for serving

Recipe by Dietitian Despina Ioannou

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INGREDIENTS

1 Vegetable stock cube
4 cups hot water
1 large (180-200g) red onion, diced
2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (approx. 10g)
2-3 tablespoons (30-40g) fresh ginger, finely chopped
6 tablespoons (100g) peanut butter
1 package (70g) tomato paste
3-4 cups (160g) spinach, roughly chopped by hand
2-3 tablespoons vinegar
1 pinch chili flakes (boukovo)
Salt and pepper
Fresh coriander for garnish, finely chopped
4 cups cooked brown rice for serving

METHOD

Place the hot water and the stock cube in a saucepan over medium heat until the cube dissolves. Add the onion, ginger, and garlic. Cover the saucepan and let them boil for 15 minutes.
In a heatproof bowl, mix the peanut butter, tomato paste, vinegar, and chili flakes. Add a little broth from the saucepan and thin it out. Pour this mixture into the saucepan. Add the spinach and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes uncovered. Season with salt and pepper.
When the volume of the soup/sauce has reduced to 2/3 or 1/2, and it has achieved a creamy texture (thicker than soup, thinner than a heavy sauce), serve with rice and chopped fresh coriander.