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Salsa de Cacahuete con Pollo (Peanut Sauce with Chicken)

Salsa de Cacahuete con Pollo (Peanut Sauce with Chicken) is a traditional Equatorial Guinean recipe for a classic stew of chicken and prawns in a tomato, onion and peanut butter base. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Equatorial Guinean version of: Peanut Sauce with Chicken (Salsa de Cacahuete con Pollo).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

45 minutes

Total Time:

65 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesEquatorial-guinea Recipes

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Salsa de Cacahuete con Pollo: An Equatorial Guinean recipe for a classic dish of chicken and prawns in a peanut and tomato sauce with onion.

Ingredients:

3 tbsp peanut butter (or peanut paste)
1kg whole chicken
250g prawns
150g onions, finely chopped
100g tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp oil for frying
400ml water
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Joint the chicken and cut into serving-sized pieces. Season these pieces with salt and black pepper then set aside.

Add the oil to a pan and use to fry the onions for about 4 minutes or until soft but not coloured. Stir in the tomatoes and then the peanut butter. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, for 1 minute then stir in the eater.

Add the chicken and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover the pot and cook for about 30 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through.

Add the prawns and cook for about 8 minutes more or until they turn pink.

Serve hot accompanied by boiled and mashed bananas, cassava or taro tubers, rice or fufu.