muamba de galinha (chicken muamba)

This recipe (according to wikipedia) is the national dish of angola. we made the milder version of this so that it wouldn't be too hot for the kids. This wasn't an overly exciting recipe, but it was good, and if we have extra butternut squash from our garden, we might just make this again.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken, cut into serving-sized pieces
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup groundnut oil with 1 tsp paprika
• 3 onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• scotch bonnet pepper (or other chilli pepper, left whole and removed after cooking for a mild dish, or chopped, seeds remo)
• 3 tomatoes, quartered
• 1 butternut squash (or sweet pupmkin de-seeded, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces)
• 20 okra (small, tender, washed and 'topped and tailed')
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 ml salt (to taste)

Preparation:

• Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken and allow to marinate for about an hour.
• Add the oil to a deep frying pan and heat on high heat.
• Place the chicken in the pan and brown on all sides then add the onion, garlic, whole chilli and tomato.
• Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat for about half an hour then add the squash and cook for an additional 15 minutes before adding the canned palm soup base (or chicken stock) and the okra.
• Simmer for a few minutes until the okra is tender, season and serve with rice or a maize-based fufu.

Country:

angola

Prepared: 2011-01-05

Makes: 4-6 servings

Categories: Chicken

Recipe Source: food.com

Calories: 1441.8 total