Best African Peanut Butter Chicken With Corn Bread Recipes

WEST AFRICAN-STYLE PEANUT STEW WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken; cook until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Repeat with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining chicken.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot and reduce heat to medium. Add onion; cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
• Stir in broth, tomatoes, sweet potato, collard greens, and red bell peppers; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, partially covered, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Return chicken and accumulated juices to the pot. Return to a boil, then stir in peanut butter; simmer until incorporated and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped peanuts.

AFRICAN STYLE GRILLED PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except chicken), if mixture is too thick, keep adding hot water until mixture is similar to cream.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of marinade mixture for basting while grilling.
• Place remaining marinade in zip loc bag, add chicken pieces, squish to combine, marinate for 2-3 hours
• Heat grill, lightly oil grates, place chicken on grate and brush with reserved peanutbutter mixture while grilling. Grill until juices run clear.(about 30 min).
• Serve with rice or potatoes.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chop peanuts, or crush them with the side of a knife, or pulse them in a food processor to chop roughly.
• Put oil in a deep skillet or medium saucepan over medium heat; a minute later, add onion, ginger and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken and continue cooking for another 3 or 4 minutes, until just coloring. Add 1/2 cup peanuts and the cayenne and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the stock and the sweet potatoes, bring to a boil, and turn heat down to medium-low so the soup bubbles gently. Stir in tomatoes and collards, then cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in 1/4 cup peanut butter. Taste, adjust seasoning (you may want to add more peanut butter at this point) and serve, garnished with remaining peanuts.

AFRICAN PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Using a 12" nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook chicken in batches in vegetable oil about 5 minutes (turning once) until golden. Remove and set aside
• 2. Reduce heat to medium; add salt, curry powder, onion, and red pepper; cook 1 minute while stirring
• 3. Add salsa and tomato, cover and simmer 5 minutes
• 4. Place chicken on top of vegetables, cover and simmer on medium-low heat for about 25 minutes (until chicken is cooked through). While this is cooking, prepare rice according to package directions.
• 5. Plate rice, put chicken on top, cover to keep warm
• 6. Whisk the peanut butter with water and stir into the vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling and then pour over chicken and rice.

AFRICAN-STYLE BRAISED CHICKEN IN PEANUT SAUCE (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, in batches, and brown on all sides. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
• Reduce heat to medium, add onions and cook, stirring, until softened. Add garlic, chili pepper, curry powder, oregano, salt and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth, tomato sauce and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
• Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.
• In a bowl, combine peanut butter and sherry. Add a little cooking liquid and stir to blend. Add to slow cooker along with red pepper. Cover and cook on high for 20 minutes, until pepper is tender. Discard bay leaf.
• Serve over hot white rice.

AFRICAN PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN WITH CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Brown chicken in the oil in a large pot.Add garlic and onions.Sprinkle on all seasonings and brown sugar. Stir well, cover and let simmer on medium for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes,paste, and peanut butter. Simmer on low for 40 minutes. Add wine during last 10 minutes of cooking. Serve on rice (I use wild brown rice blend but jasmine is great too!) Serve WITH skillet corn bread