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Nèkango Karako (Home-made Peanut Paste)

Nèkango Karako (Home-made Peanut Paste) is a traditional Central African Republic recipe for a classic method of preparing peanut paste (peanut butter) by grinding roasted peanuts. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Central African Republic version of: Home-made Peanut Paste (Nèkango Karako).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

70 minutes

Total Time:

90 minutes

Serves:

6–8

Rating:

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This is the classic method used all over Africa to prepare peanut (groundnut) paste. This specific recipe comes from the Central African Republic. This recipe is the modern method of preparing it, but the traditional method is to pass the peanuts through a hand-cranked meat grinder with a very fine blade and screen. The product is much darker and more aromatic than commercial peanut butter.

Ingredients:

400g freshly-shelled peanuts

Method:

Arrange the peanuts in a single layer on a baking tray. Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 160° and roast for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently, or until nicely toasted.

During this time blow on the peanuts regularly to remove the red skins.

When the peanuts are an even golden brown, remove from the oven, turn into a bowl and set aside to cool.

Turn the peanuts into a food processor and pulse to chop then pulse for longer intervals to purée.