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Equatoguinean Pollo con Cacahuete

Name: Equatoguinean Pollo con Cacahuete
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Equatorial Guinea
Ingredients: 600g Chicken Thigh; 100g Peanut butter; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; 500ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 70 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken stewed in peanut sauce — Equatorial Guinea's Sunday dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Equatorial Guinea is the only African country with Spanish as an official language, and dishes are often called by Spanish names. Pollo con cacahuete means 'chicken with peanuts': chicken stewed with onion, tomato, and peanut paste. It's eaten with rice or plantain.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday in a Malabo home, a peanut-scented pot is set on the table beside white rice and plantains.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 600g
Peanut butter 100g
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 500ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces, salt, and brown in oil.
Add the chopped onion, garlic, and tomato and sauté.
Add the water and chili and simmer 20 minutes.
Dissolve the peanut butter in some of the liquid and add.
Simmer 20 minutes, stirring so it doesn't scorch, and season with salt.

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