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Poulet Nyembwe

Name: Poulet Nyembwe
Total time: 80 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Gabon
Ingredients: 600g Chicken Thigh; 4 tbsp Palm oil; 200ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 300ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 80 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Chicken stewed in palm-nut sauce — Gabon's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Poulet nyembwe is considered Gabon's national dish; nyembwe is a sauce made from palm-nut pulp. The chicken is browned and stewed in this sauce with onion, garlic, and chili. The rich orange sauce is eaten with rice or sticks of cassava bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday in a Gabonese home, chicken simmers wrapped in orange sauce in a big pot and is set on the table with a platter of rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 600g
Palm oil 4 tbsp
Coconut milk 200ml
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Chili pepper 1
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 300ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper.
Heat the palm oil in a pot and brown the chicken.
Add the chopped onion and garlic and the tomato paste and sauté.
Add the water, coconut milk, and chili, cover, and stew 35 minutes.
Uncover, reduce until the sauce is thick, and season with salt.

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