African Chicken Peanut Stew Recipe
African
Chicken Peanut Stew
·
Prep
time: 15
minutes
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Cook
time: 1
hour, 45 minutes
Use
chicken legs, thighs or wings for this recipe. They have more flavor and will
hold up better with the flavors of the stew than breast meat.
INGREDIENTS
·
2-3 pounds chicken legs, thighs and/or
wings
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3 Tbsp vegetable oil
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1 large yellow or white onion, sliced
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A 3-inch piece of ginger, peeled and
minced
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6-8 garlic cloves, chopped roughly
·
2-3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and
cut into chunks
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1 15-ounce can of crushed tomatoes
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1 quart chicken stock
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1 cup peanut butter
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1 cup roasted peanuts
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1 Tbsp ground coriander
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1 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
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Salt and black pepper
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1/4 to 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
METHOD
1 Heat
the vegetable oil in a large soup pot set over medium-high heat. Salt the
chicken pieces well, pat them dry and brown them in the oil. Don't crowd the
pot, so do this in batches. Set the chicken pieces aside as they brown.
2 Sauté
the onions in the oil for 3-4 minutes, stirring often and scraping any browned
bits off the bottom of the pot. Add the ginger and garlic and sauté another 1-2
minutes, then add the sweet potatoes and stir well to combine.
3 Add
the chicken, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, peanut butter, peanuts, coriander
and cayenne and stir well to combine. Bring to a simmer and taste for salt,
adding more if needed. Cover the pot and simmer gently for 90 minutes (check
after an hour), or until the chicken meat easily falls off the bone and the
sweet potatoes are tender.
4 Remove
the chicken pieces and set them in a bowl to cool, until cool enough to touch.
Remove and discard the skin if you want, or chop it and put it back into the
pot. Shred the meat off the bones and put the meat back in the pot.
5 Adjust
the seasonings for salt and cayenne, then add as much black pepper as you think
you can stand—the stew should be peppery. Stir in the cilantro and serve by
itself, or with simple steamed rice.
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