MUAMBA NSUSU - (CONGO CHICKEN SOUP)

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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 soups and sauces. From the Congo Cookbook. Times and servings are estimates.

Provided by lazyme

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 whole chicken, cut up, any parts, any amount
1 large onion, chopped
palm oil
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup peanut butter (natural or homemade, containing only peanuts and salt)
hot chili peppers or cayenne pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Fill a large pot with enough water for soup.
  • Bring it to a boil.
  • Add the chicken and boil it until the meat is done and a broth is obtained.
  • While the chicken is boiling, gently sauté the onion in several tablespoons of 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 961.2, Fat 69.4, SaturatedFat 18.6, Cholesterol 243.8, Sodium 715.2, Carbohydrate 17.9, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 9.8, Protein 67.6

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