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Poulet aux Bananes Plantains (Chicken with Plantains)

Poulet aux Bananes Plantains (Chicken with Plantains) is a traditional Cameroonian recipe for a classic stew of chicken and plantains in an onion, tomato and bacon base with hot chilli powder. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Cameroonian version of: Chicken with Plantains (Poulet aux Bananes Plantains).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

120 minutes

Total Time:

140 minutes

Serves:

6–8

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesHerb RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesCameroon Recipes


Ingredients:

1 large chicken, washed and cut into serving pieces
10 green plantains
5 tbsp groundnut oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
50g streaky bacon, chopped
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
hot chilli powder, to taste
1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Method:

Heat the oil in a large pan, add the chicken pieces and fry until nicely browned all over. Now add the onion, tomatoes and bacon. Fry, basting occasionally with the pan juices until the onion is tender (about 5 minutes).

Season to taste with salt, black pepper and chilli powder then add 250ml water, bring to a simmer, cover the pan and cook gently for 60 minutes.

In the meantime, peel the plantains, halve lengthways and cook in boiling, salted, water for 30 minutes, or until tender.

Drain the plantains and add to the chicken stew. Continue simmering for 15 minutes.

Turn into a warmed serving dish, garnish with the chopped parsley and serve.