Ghanaian/ Togolese Peanut Chicken

Special African Puree

(makes Half 16oz. glass Jar)

Will store in Refrigerator up to 3 months.

6 cloves garlic, minced
6oz. Fresh Ginger Root
1 Medium Onion

Combine above ingredients in Food Processer, puree, store in closed glass Jar.

African Peanut Chicken

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 10 Servings

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 medium onions, chopped

2 large red bell peppers, chopped

2 chunk cut carrots

Salt to taste (eliminate if using salted Bouillon for stock)

3-4 Tbs. African Puree

One whole Chicken or 6 Chicken breast. (you can interchange meats, if desired)

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with liquid
Fresh Cilantro (optional)

or 1 (6oz) tomato Paste

8 cups vegetable broth or stock
½ Tsp. black pepper
1/4-teaspoon red chili pepper/ red chili flakes/ or cayenne pepper (optional)

2/3 cup C peanut butter (any type, if you like texture, use extra crunchy, if not use smooth)

3 cups cooked brown/ white rice/ Couscous/ or balled corn meal (Ghanaian name “acume”, Best to eat with fingers this way)

Step by step

1 ) Heat the vegetable oil in a large soup pot set over medium-high heat. Cut & Salt the chicken pieces well, pat them dry and brown them in the oil. Don’t crowd the pot, so do this in batches. Set the chicken pieces aside as they brown.

2 ) Sauté the onions & Bell pepper in the oil for 3-4 minutes, stirring often and scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Add African Puree & sauté another 1-2 minutes.

3) Combine the chicken, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, boil for 15 min.

4) Add the peanut butter and or peanuts, carrots, pepper/cayenne, verity of veggies and stir well to combine. Bring to a simmer and taste for salt, adding more if needed. Cover the pot and simmer gently for 40 minutes (check after an ½ hour), if Using Whole Chicken simmer time will be around 60-80min.

*Should see a red oils separated on top of soup/pot, sign that the soup in ready. (important)

5) Adjust the seasonings for salt and cayenne. And or pepper. Stir in (optional) cilantro and serve by itself, or brown/ white rice/ Couscous/ or balled corn meal (Ghanaian name “acume”, Best to eat with fingers this way)

Optional Veggies/ meats to add in on step 4

Sweet Potatoes

Kava

Eggplant

Mushrooms

Kale

Shrimp

Crab legs

Responses to “Ghanaian/ Togolese Peanut Chicken”

AR

February 3, 2023

I can’t have tomatoes because of CKD. Could I use more Red Peppers to take their place or some sweet red pepper sauce?

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1. Julia
  
  March 31, 2023
  
  Hello & thank you!
  I’m sure you could, the taste would be a little different, but I’ve seen it made without tomatoes.
  
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