Peanut Moambe Chicken
A Congolese chicken stew with tomatoes, peanuts, peanut butter, and spices. This version uses peanuts in the sauce and is served with rice.
Moambe chicken is prepared in different ways in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This version uses peanuts and peanut butter. The quantities make about four servings; hands-on preparation time is an estimate.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Peanuts
Peanut butter
Ingredients without verified allergen data 10
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, Butter, Onion, Salt, Cayenne pepper, Ground nutmeg, Canned chopped tomatoes, Ground peanuts, Green chillies, Water.
Method
- 01
Cook the chicken
Put the chicken in a pot with cold water and salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently for about 30 minutes, until cooked through.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is cooked through and no longer looks raw in the center.
30 min - 02
Make the sauce
Melt the butter in a pan. Add the onion and cook until it starts to brown, without letting it burn. Stir in the cayenne pepper, nutmeg, green chilies, ground peanuts, tomatoes, and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring.
Ready to continue when: The onion is browned and the well-mixed sauce has simmered gently for 5 minutes.
10 min - 03
Combine the chicken and sauce
Transfer the cooked chicken to the pan with the sauce and turn it to coat. If you like, grill it for about 5 minutes to brown it. Serve hot with rice.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is coated in sauce and, if grilled, has browned in places.
5 min
Ingredients
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