Chicken in Peanut Sauce (Nikatse Nkwa)

Submitted by Bayhill

"Posted for the Zaar World Tour 2006-West Africa. From the "Best of International Cooking" cookbook. I haven't had a chance to try this yet."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (3 lb) roasting chickens, cut into pieces
• water, enough to cover chicken
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 bay leaves
• 6 medium tomatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 onions, cut into quarters
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• cooked rice

directions

1. In a large saucepan, cover chicken with water. Add 2 teaspoons salt and bay leaves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.
2. In a blender, puree tomatoes, tomato paste and onions. Remove cooked chicken from pan; keep warm. Strain cooking liquid, discarding bay leaves.
3. Pour 2-1/2 cups strained cooking liquid back into pan. Add pureed mixture; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in peanut butter, 1 Tablespoon at a time. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Place chicken in a large bowl; pour sauce over chicken. Serve with cooked rice.

Reviews

[MindiLouWho]

This sauce was very flavorful. I used a combination of boneless thighs and drumsticks, which I had on hand. I've had some Thai recipes which used peanut butter, and it gives the sauce a very rich quality. Really not difficult to prepare at all, and different from the routine chicken recipes. Thank you!

 

[moujemouje]

most ghanaians i know use fresh grated ginger, fresh ground tomatoes, and dried hot pepper in this recipe. also, many used smoked fish or chicken to flavor the base. -- from a former peace corps volunteer, ghana