African Gumbo

Submitted by LauraMac

"A delicious spicy dinner that is great during cold weather and is as easy to prepare as most soups."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 300 g okra
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 800 g chicken thigh fillets, chopped coarsely
• 2 large brown onions, chopped coarsely
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons sambal oelek
• 5 medium tomatoes, seeded & finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
• 1⁄2 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 large potato, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups water

directions

1. Trim stems from okra. Heat half of the oil in a large saucepan; cook chicken, in batches, stirring until browned. Drain on paper towel.
2. Heat remaining oil in pan; cook onion, garlic and sambal oelek, stirring until onion is soft.
3. Return chicken to pan. Add remaining ingredients; simmer, covered for 30 minutes or until potato is tender.
4. Serve over a bed of rice.

Reviews

[Heydarl]

Wow, this was fabulous. I used a tin of tomatoes rather than whole tomatoes & added a little extra tomato paste. I hate okra, so used zucchini instead. Also added red & green pepper (half each). Served over jasmine rice. A definite keeper - thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.