Spicy Hot African Chicken With Spinach Food

NIGERIAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry the chicken.
• Rub the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper, and leave them in a bowl.
• Heat olive oil in a pan.
• Brown the chicken on each side (about 10 minutes each).
• Cut the onion into two and chop one part into small pieces.
• When the chicken is done, take it out and set it aside.
• Blend the tomatoes, red bell pepper, habanero pepper, and the other half of the onion.
• Sauté the chopped onion in the oil till translucent.
• Pour the blended tomato and pepper mix and boil for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken, stock, bouillon, curry, and thyme.
• Taste for salt and add more if necessary.
• Cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is done.

SPICY CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken breast with salt and pepper and set aside. Mix the flour and cayenne in a shallow dish or bowl. Stir together the egg, buttermilk and 1 tablespoon hot sauce in a second shallow dish or bowl. Add the breadcrumbs to a third shallow dish. Coat each chicken breast by dredging in the flour mix, then dipping in the egg/buttermilk mixture and then finally in the breadcrumbs. Set aside.
• To a bowl, add the remaining cup of Louisiana hot sauce and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Mix together and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil and remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over a medium heat. When the oil is hot and the butter has melted, add the chicken pieces to the skillet and fry until golden and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside. One by one dip the crisp chicken into the Louisiana hot sauce and butter mixture, turning to coat completely.
• Serve on the toasted buns with tons of pickles.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH WHITE BEANS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned on both sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the garlic to the skillet and cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the vinegar and cook, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Stir the soup and beans in the skillet and heat to a boil. Stir in the spinach. Return the chicken to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium. Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the spinach is wilted.

SPICY, HOT AFRICAN CHICKEN WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Rinse off chicken and cut off extra fat. Sprinkle with salt. Set aside.
• Peel garlic cloves (4-6).
• Wash and dry spinach.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot. Keep heat low so oil does not smoke.
• Add garlic to oil in pan and heat until brown, remove with spoon and set aside (be careful)
• Add chicken to pan and turn heat to medium.
• Put a good sear on the chicken until it is browned.
• Add half water to pan and deglaze. This will get the chicken flavor off the bottom of the pan.
• Add bouillon and pepper to water and bring to a boil. You now have your chicken simmering in a broth.
• Reduce pan liquid by half. Cook until chicken is falling off the bone.
• Add peanut butter, browned garlic, and paprika.
• Add spinach and stir until all ingredient have integrated (10 minutes at least).
• Watch it close so it doesn't burn.
• The stew should be thick when you remove it. If its runny then let it simmer until it thickens.

AFGHANI CHICKEN WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Flour the chicken breasts.
• Sear in olive oil.
• Add onion; saute 2 minutes.
• Add garlic.
• Add turmeric, nutmeg, and cinnamon; cook 1 minute; do not burn.
• Add tomatoes and chicken stock.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit covered for 1 hour until meat is tender.
• Remove dish from oven.
• Add spinach; stir until wilted.
• While spinach is wilting, place pine nuts on cookie sheet; roast for 3 minutes in oven; do not burn.
• Cool slightly.
• Add yogurt and lemon juice.
• Add toasted pine nuts to top.