Nigerian Chicken 'Stew'
Main Dish, Soup • Chicken, Herb & Spice Blend, Stock, Vegetables
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 habanero pepper (use ½ if you prefer less spice)
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 onion
- 1 teaspoon bouillon powder
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Suya Spice aka Yaji
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Extra salt and black pepper for the chicken rub
Directions
- Wash and pat dry the chicken thighs. Rub them with salt and black pepper and let them rest in a bowl.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat and brown the chicken on each side for about 10 minutes each.
- Halve the onion; finely chop one half.
- Remove the browned chicken from the pan and set aside.
- In a blender, combine the tomatoes, red bell pepper, habanero pepper, and the unchopped half of the onion; blend until smooth.
- In the same pan, sauté the chopped onion until translucent.
- Pour the blended mixture into the pan and boil for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken, chicken stock, bouillon, curry powder, and thyme. Season with salt to taste.
- Cook for an additional 20 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
Notes
- This is Very Good!
- I didn't follow the instructions in this recipe, I did my own thing.
- I added
- carrot, sliced
- Baby Bellay Mushrooms, quartered
- 3 Serrano chili peppers, diced
- Veggie stock
- Garlic, minced
- I didn't use the Habanero pepper or bouillon.