Ghanaian Chicken And Peanut Stew Groundnut Soup Food

GHANAIAN CHICKEN AND PEANUT STEW (GROUNDNUT SOUP) RECIPE

Steps:

• In a blender, purée 2 onion halves, 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock, 3 garlic cloves, 1/2 ounce ginger, and tomato paste. In a Dutch oven, combine chicken legs with purée, remaining onion halves, remaining 1/2 ounce ginger, and remaining 2 cloves garlic, along with hot pepper and bay leaves. Toss to coat.
• Set Dutch oven over medium heat and bring to a simmer, then cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until halved onion is soft and translucent, about 20 minutes. Add an extra 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock if mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Transfer chunks of onion, ginger, garlic cloves, and hot pepper to blender. Add peanut butter, canned tomatoes and their juices, and remaining 1 1/2 cups (360ml) chicken stock and purée until smooth. Pass blended mix through a fine-mesh strainer into the Dutch oven, stirring to incorporate.
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a simmer, then lower heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender, oils have surfaced, and mixture has thickened and reduced by about one-third, about 40 minutes. Add smoked fish, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and cook an additional 5 minutes. (If omitting the smoked fish, you can skip this 5-minute covered-cooking step.) Remove and discard smoked fish and bay leaves, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve hot over white rice or fufu.

GHANAIAN CHICKEN AND PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• Place a large saucepan/casserole pot over a medium heat. Fry the chicken pieces, skin side down, for 10 minutes or until browned. Using tongs, turn the pieces of chicken over to seal the underside.
• Stir in two of the onions, ginger and garlic for five minutes or until translucent and softened.
• Pour in the chicken stock and season with salt. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• In a separate small saucepan, mix together the peanut butter with the water. Gently bring the mixture to the boil, stirring occasionally to.
• prevent burning and a lumpy mixture. Gently simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the oil from the peanut butter settles on the surface.
• In a food processor, blend together the remaining two onions with the tinned tomatoes and red pepper. Add this mixture to the chicken and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Finally, add the peanut butter mixture to the chicken pan and simmer for a further 30 minutes.
• Optional - pour soup into a bowl and place rice ball in the middle.

BOTSWANAN CHICKEN GROUNDNUT STEW

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce by combining the sugar, chilli flakes, ginger, peanut butter and tomato paste in a bowl.
• Slowly stir-in the water a little at a time until the sauce is smooth.
• Add the oil to a large pan and fry the chopped onion until translucent. Add the chicken and continue frying until the chicken has begun to brown before adding the bell pepper. (Can add a chopped and seeded hot pepper if you like a little more heat!).
• Continue cooking until the chicken is nicely browned all over.
• Pour-in the peanut sauce and diced tomatoes and stir well.
• Cover and reduce the heat to low simmer.
• Cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Taste and add salt if needed.
• Serve over rice or rice balls.