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Natural ingredients with no artificial preservatives, Mambá (Dominican peanut butter) is a savory, sometimes spicy spread that you'll love.
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Why we ❤️ it
If you're used to the sweet peanut butter typically found on supermarket shelves, you're in for a surprise if you try ours. A pleasant surprise.
This is not like the supermarket peanut butter, as the title of this post suggests. This is a savory, spicy version. How spicy depends on each person's taste. I call it "peanut butter for grownups".
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Mamba and ingredients.
History
Mambá is not the name of a snake(notice the tilde/emphasis on the second syllable). The word is almost certainly of African origin; however, I am uncertain of the origins of the dish itself. The word for peanut in Congolese is muamba, with nearly the samepronunciationas the Spanish/Dominican word. As mambá is traditionally served spread oncasabe it suggests that perhaps mambá is also a very old tradition. Since the word can be neatly traced back to enslaved Africans of Congolese origin, the dish or something similar may have arrived with them.
Thanks to John, one of our readers, for pointing us in the right direction.
Mambá is also popular in Haiti where it is produced commercially, as a cottage product, and as a home dish. In the Dominican Republic though, it's either a homemade concoction or a cottage industry product. I have never seen it available commercially.
About this recipe
I have to say that I'm partial to our peanut butter - not only is it veryflavorful, it's probably also healthier than theindustrialversion. And it's a staple of our frugal living strategy. It contains very few ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your kitchen, or can get at short notice.
Mambá is always a savory spread, never sweet, and some people like it spicy - this is also my preference. Others prefer to forego the spicy peppers. It is usually served with casabe (cassava bread), but if you don't have any at hand, rustic bread or toasted pita is a good way to serve it.
Buen provecho!
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[Recipe + Video] Mambá (Spicy and Savory Peanut Butter)
By: Clara Gonzalez
Natural ingredients with no artificial preservatives, Mambá (Dominican peanut butter) is a savory, sometimes spicy spread that you'll love.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Snack
Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican
Servings 1 cup
Calories 974 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted toasted peanuts
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, (I suggest scotch bonnet)
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Blending
Combine all the ingredients in the processor vase (only ¼ of the hot bell pepper). Grind until you get a smooth paste.
Taste and add more pepper until you find the point you like (not all hot peppers are the same, for this one I used a whole habanero because we like very spicy food).
2. Serving and storing
When you find the flavor you like, pour into a lidded jar and keep refrigerated. Consume within a week of preparation.
Cook's Notes
This mambá recipe is based on the ones I had as a child. As I don't know for certain what proportions were used in the ones we bought, I've tried to recreate it here. I like it rather spicy, so feel free to adjust this to your own taste.
And yes, mambá is gluten-free. 🙂
Nutrition
Calories: 974kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 39gFat: 87gSaturated Fat: 14gSodium: 1199mgPotassium: 1231mgFiber: 15gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 430IUVitamin C: 64.7mgCalcium: 155mgIron: 6.2mg
Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutrition information.
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