MUAMBA NSUSU

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This soup version of Sub-Saharan Africa's ubiquitous Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce comes from the Kongo people of the two Congos and Angola; it has much in common with other African peanut s...

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 lbs chicken; one whole chicken, cut up
1 onion, chopped
1 cup red palm oil
¾ cup tomato paste (1 small can)
½ cup peanut butter
1 chile pepper, cleaned and chopped
red or cayenne pepper (to taste)

Steps:

  • Fill a large pot with enough water for soup. Bring it to a boil. Add the chicken and cook at slow boil it until the meat is done and a broth is obtained.
  • While the chicken is boiling, in a soparate pan gently sauté the onion in several tablespoons of red palm oil until the onion is tender.
  • Remove the chicken from the broth and remove meat from bones. (Save the broth and keep it at a low simmer.)
  • Combine one cup of the chicken broth with the peanut butter and tomato paste and stir until smooth.
  • Return the chicken meat to the broth and add the peanut butter-tomato paste mixture. Stir and continue to simmer until the soup is thickened. Season to taste.

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