Botswanan Chicken Groundnut Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, diced

Recipe

• 1 prepare the sauce by combining the sugar, chilli flakes, ginger, peanut butter and tomato paste in a bowl.
• 2 slowly stir-in the water a little at a time until the sauce is smooth.
• 3 add the oil to a large pan and fry the chopped onion until translucent. add the chicken and continue frying until the chicken has begun to brown before adding the bell pepper. (can add a chopped and seeded hot pepper if you like a little more heat!).
• 4 continue cooking until the chicken is nicely browned all over.
• 5 pour-in the peanut sauce and diced tomatoes and stir well.
• 6 cover and reduce the heat to low simmer.
• 7 cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally. taste and add salt if needed.
• 8 serve over rice or rice balls.