Kedjenou (Ivory Coast Chicken) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 skinless chicken breast halves
    4 skinless chicken legs
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    6 cups onions, coarsely chopped
    5 garlic cloves, minced
    1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated peeled
    1 1/2 teaspoons jalapeno peppers, finely chopped and seeded
    5 cups Italian plum tomatoes, chopped seeded
    1 cup water
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
    1 bay leaf
Preparation
    Heat olive oil in Dutch oven and add onions. Saute for 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and jalapeno pepper. Saute 2 minutes. Preheat broiler.
    Add remaining ingredients except chicken. Bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes then lower heat to simmer.
    Place chicken on broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Add chicken to Dutch oven and simmer for 60 minutes. Shred meat, remove bones and serve over hot, white rice.

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