Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 3 to 4 pound chicken, cut into pieces
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 onions, diced
- 5 medium carrots or 3 cups, sliced 1/4-inch thick on bias
- 4 cloves garlic, mashed
- 1-inch peeled ginger
- 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken stock or broth, divided
- 2 ounces fresh thyme leaves
- 1 habenero, pierced
- 1 cup smooth natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped for garnish
Directions
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in oven roasting pan. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper and brown in hot pan, remove chicken from pan and set aside. Drain off excess fat. Add butter and saute onions for five minutes or until soft. Add carrots (and any additional vegetables*), garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Add 4 cups of hot chicken stock, thyme and habenero. In a separate bowl, whisk peanut butter and tomato paste into remaining 2 cups of stock and add to the pan. Add the chicken back to the pan. Bring to boil, then simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until chicken falls from bones. Season with salt and pepper. Can be served with rice, potatoes or noodles.
*Optional vegetables to add: eggplant, okra, sweet potatoes, cabbage, turnips, or bell peppers
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By anjali_apte_1274079
New York, NY
on July 08, 2010
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My family loves this recipe - I always make it for out of town guests since it is so unique. I usually add more vegetables other than just carrots (bell peppers, sweet potatoes, cabbage, etc... Beware of letting the habanero sit in the pot for the full 2-3 hours... as the stew will keep getting spicier and spicier... Also, I prefer to use skinless boneless chicken breast which works fine.
By lilsweeda_9818056
Douglasville, GA
on February 28, 2008
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I am from west africa and this is about as authentic as you can get!!!
By patsheba_2092585
Hermosa Beach, CA
on February 15, 2005
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I didn't have fresh ginger, so used ground, and didn't have the pepper, but 1 pack of Pizza Hut crushed red pepper worked great. I was looking for a recipe to use up some eggplant I had, and ended up also adding to the base veg.s, celery, green peppers, yams, all needing to be used right away. Served on brown rice and it was quite exotic! My family never guessed I was just trying to use up veg.s before they went bad!
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