Moambe Chicken
Moambe Chicken
This is the first Congolese recipe on stonedsoup.net! Moambe chicken is the national dish of both Democratic Republic of Congo(formerly Zaire) and the Republic of Congo. Moambe is a tomato based sauce with peanut butter mixed in. Chicken pieces get seared, then simmered in the sauce until cooked through. Serve the stewed chicken with rice and fried plantains.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 lbs bone in chicken thighs
- 6 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 3 green onions minced
- 1 tbsp ginger grated
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat up 4 tbsp of cooking oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Brown the chicken for 5-6 minutes a side. Remove from the pot.
- Add in the remaining oil and sauté the onions for 5 minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes, green onion, garlic, ginger, and chili flakes. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the water. Season with salt. Add the chicken back in. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Mix 1 cup of the sauce with the peanut butter.
- Mix the peanut butter sauce back into the pot.
- Simmer for 10 more minutes, uncovered.
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