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Gabonese Nyembwe Chicken

Smoked, boneless chicken cooked in a sauce of palm nut butter, onion, garlic, and red palm oil. Serves 6.

Nyembwe chicken pairs smoked chicken with a rich palm nut sauce. Warm the palm nut butter with water, then combine it with chicken sautéed with onion, garlic, and red palm oil.

Total time20 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings6
Gabonese Nyembwe Chicken
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Method

  1. 01

    Warm the palm nut butter

    Put the palm nut butter in a pan and add the glass of water. Warm over medium heat, stirring, and spoon off any oil that gathers on the surface.

    Ready to continue when: The palm nut butter is hot and combined with the water, with nothing sticking to the bottom.

    4 min
  2. 02

    Sauté the onion and garlic

    Heat the red palm oil in another pan. Add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes; add the garlic and stir until fragrant.

    Ready to continue when: The onion is beginning to soften and the garlic smells fragrant, without browning too much.

    3 min
  3. 03

    Add the chicken

    Add the deboned, shredded smoked chicken to the pan with the onion and garlic. Sauté for a few minutes, stirring to combine.

    Ready to continue when: The chicken is hot and distributed through the onion and garlic.

    2 min
  4. 04

    Finish the sauce

    Transfer the chicken and sautéed mixture to the pan with the warm palm nut butter. Stir and cook for a few more minutes to bring the sauce together.

    Ready to continue when: The chicken is coated in the palm sauce and the mixture is evenly hot.

    1 min

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