West African Groundnut Catfish Stew

Ingredients

• peanut or vegetable oil
  2 tablespoons
• onions

  sliced
  2 medium
• mild green chili pepper

  diced
  1 unit
• red bell pepper

  cut into ½-inch strips
  1 unit
• eggplant

  cut into 1-inch cubes
  1 small
• garlic cloves

  minced
  2 unit
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• white pepper
  ½ teaspoon
• cayenne pepper
  ½ teaspoon
• chicken stock or canned broth
  1¾ cups
• yams

  cut into 1-inch cubes
  2 small
• peanut butter
  ½ cup
• hot water
  1 cup
• U.S. farm-raised catfish fillets

  cut into 2-inch cubes
  4 unit
• fresh okra

  sliced (or 1 10-ounce package frozen cut okra, thawed)
  ½ pound
• hot pepper sauce
  1 unit