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How to make chicken in groundnut sauce

In Africa peanuts often referred to as groundnuts so this is a chicken and peanut stew.

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What you'll need.

What you'll need.

Cut up your chicken. (For healthier option you can use chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces)

Cut up your chicken. (For healthier option you can use chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces)

Place in a bowl.

Place in a bowl.

Add your salt, pepper, cayenne & onion powder.

Add your salt, pepper, cayenne & onion powder.

Wash your hands and chop your Garlic.

Wash your hands and chop your Garlic.

Chop up the onion.

Chop up the onion.

Finished products...

Finished products...

Add oil and fry up chicken until almost done. Get the pink out! If using chicken breasts, you may need a little more oil.

Add oil and fry up chicken until almost done. Get the pink out! If using chicken breasts, you may need a little more oil.

Remove the chicken and save the pan drippings.

Remove the chicken and save the pan drippings.

Add garlic and fry for about a minute.

Add garlic and fry for about a minute.

Next add in the onion.

Next add in the onion.

Turn down the heat to simmer and add the the tomato paste.

Turn down the heat to simmer and add the the tomato paste.

Stir and then return the chicken  to the pan.

Stir and then return the chicken to the pan.

Continue stirring and add the peanut butter

Continue stirring and add the peanut butter

Mix in enough water to make it a sauce.

Mix in enough water to make it a sauce.

Add some pepper flakes if you want more heat and enjoy!

  • 10.0 Chicken wings or (4) Chicken Breasts
  • 1.0c Natural Peanut butter
  • 1.0 Tomato Paste (can)
  • 1.0c Water
  • 1.0 Onion
  • 1/4 Cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 Onion powder
  • 3.0 Garlic cloves (chopped/minced)
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • Pepper Flakes to taste
  • Rice (optional)