Chicken in Peanut Sauce (African) Recipe

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Ready in: 1-2 hrs
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 6

Ingredients:
1 ounce can anchovy fillets
2 tablespoons peanut oil or vegetable oil
3 pounds broiler-fryer, chicken, cut up
1 cup hot water
2 tablespoons tomato paste
14 1/2 ounces can whole tomatoes, with liquid
1 medium onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
4 dried chiles, crumbled
1 tablespoon chopped candied ginger
OR
1/4 teaspoon grated gingerroot
1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
Whole chiles

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Directions:

Drain oil from anchovies into Dutch oven; add peanut oil. Heat until hot. Cook chicken over medium heat until brown on all sides, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken. Drain fat from Dutch oven. Heat anchovies, water, tomato paste, tomatoes, onion, garlic, dried chiles, ginger, chili powder and salt to boiling in Dutch oven; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.

Add chicken; cover and simmer 45 minutes. Stir some of the hot liquid into peanut butter; stir back into chicken mixture. Turn chicken to coat with sauce. Cover and cook until chicken is done � 10 to 15 minutes. Garnish with whole chiles.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Chicken in Peanut Sauce (African) serves/makes 6

Recipe ID: 2450

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