Peanut chicken
Preparation time15 min
Cooking time45 min
Portions4
FromAfrica
Ingredients:
- 2 onions
- 4 chicken legs
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Fine salt
- Ground black pepper
- 180 g rice
Instructions:
- Peel and finely chop the onions.
- Remove the skin from the chicken thighs.
- In a casserole dish, heat the oil over high heat and place the chicken legs to brown for 10 minutes, turning them regularly until they are golden brown on all sides.
- Keep warm.
- Add the peanut paste and tomato paste to the casserole dish.
- Pour 3 glasses of water, add salt and pepper.
- With a wooden spoon or spatula, scrape the bottom of the pan to remove the cooking juices from the chicken and mix to obtain a homogeneous sauce. Reduce heat to low.
- Put the chicken legs back in the sauce and cover.
- Simmer chicken thighs for 45 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice.
- Serve the rice with the chicken thighs, generously topped with peanut and tomato sauce.
| Energy | Total carbs | Sugar | Total fat | Saturated fat | Omega 3 | Fibers | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481.1 Kcal | 37.1 g | 4.0 g | 18.5 g | 4.2 g | 0.1 g | 2.0 g | 242.4 g |
The nutritionist's advice:
This traditional West African recipe, also known as Mafé, will delight the taste buds of those who love exoticism. For a lighter recipe, replace half the rice with grilled vegetables.
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Last modified date: 7/4/2022
