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Guinea-Bissau Caldo de Mancarra

A chicken stew with peanut paste, tomato, onion, and sweet pepper. The chicken marinates for 1 hour and cooks in a peanut sauce.

This stew combines chicken with a sauce made from peanut paste diluted in water. It uses large pieces of vegetables, lemon, and a long simmer for the sauce before the chicken is added.

Total time150 min
DifficultyIntermediate
servings4
Guinea-Bissau Caldo de Mancarra
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Method

  1. 01

    Marinate the chicken

    Put the cut-up chicken in a bowl with the tomatoes, onions, sweet peppers, garlic, and lemon juice. Mix so the chicken is in contact with the ingredients, then leave to marinate for 1 hour.

    Ready to continue when: The chicken has rested for 1 hour with the vegetables and lemon juice.

    60 min
  2. 02

    Cook the peanut sauce

    Dissolve the peanut paste in the water, stirring until no large lumps remain. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook it for 1 hour.

    Ready to continue when: The sauce has boiled for 1 hour and the peanut paste is well incorporated into the water.

    60 min
  3. 03

    Cook the chicken in the sauce

    Add the chicken and all the contents of its marinade to the peanut sauce. Cook for 30 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.

    Ready to continue when: The chicken is fully cooked and covered with sauce.

    30 min

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