Peanut Chicken From Niger Recipes

DENISE'S PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Place chicken in the wok, and cook until juices run clear. Mix in red bell pepper, and continue cooking until tender.
• In a bowl, mix the broth, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, cayenne pepper, ginger, and cornstarch. Pour into the wok. Toss green onions and cilantro into wok (reserving some of each for garnish). Continue to cook and stir 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Mix in peanuts, and garnish with reserved green onions and cilantro to serve.

CHICKEN WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; set aside. In a large skillet, saute the chicken, garlic and ginger in oil for 5 minutes. Add peanut butter mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until chicken juices run clear, stirring frequently., Serve with rice; sprinkle with green onions if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a deep frying pan over a medium heat. Brown the chicken in batches, setting aside once golden. Fry the onion for 8 minutes until softened. Then add the garlic, chilli and ginger and fry in the other 1 tbsp oil for 1 min. Add the garam masala and fry for 1 min more.
• Stir in the peanut butter, coconut milk and tomatoes, and bring to a simmer. Return the chicken to the pan and add the chopped coriander. Cook for 30 mins until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve with the remaining coriander, roasted peanuts and rice, if you like.

THAI PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the rice and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, peanut butter, vinegar, and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet or wok over high heat. Add chicken, garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring constantly, until chicken is golden on the outside, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, and add green onion, broccoli, peanuts, and the peanut butter mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, or until broccoli is tender, and chicken is cooked through. Serve over rice.

PEANUT CHICKEN FROM NIGER

Steps:

• Boil chicken for 20 minutes. Reserve three cups of the broth.
• Sauté onions and garlic in peanut oil.
• In bowl mix together peanut butter and tomato sauce until well blended.
• Pour into pot after adding and mixing in 1 cup of the cooking broth.
• Add onions, garlic, and whole tomatoes and blend.
• Shred chicken and add to pot; blend.
• Add cayenne (I usually use 2 teaspoons) and blend.
• Heat through. Best reheated.
• Use rest of broth for couscous!

AFRICAN PEANUT AND GINGER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir lemon juice with chicken pieces and season with salt. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Heat vegetable or peanut oil in skillet and saute chicken until cooked through.
• Refrigerate chicken.
• Saute onions and peppers until tender in vegetable or peanut oil.
• Add garlic, ginger and chili powder and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, thyme and crushed red pepper. Bring to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add peanut butter and stir until blended. Stir in chicken stock or broth and return to simmer.
• Add cooked chicken.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until thickened and reduced (approx 45 minutes).
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Freeze in bags or pans.
• Reheating: Defrost. Transfer to saucepan and heat thoroughly. Serve over rice.

INDONESIAN PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 4-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the onion, water, peanut butter, chili sauce, salt, cayenne and pepper; pour over chicken. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 4-5 hours. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with peanuts, red pepper and, if desired, julienned green onions.