Chicken In Peanut Sauce (nikatse Nkwa)

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) roasting chickens, cut into pieces
• water, enough to cover chicken
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 bay leaves
• 6 medium tomatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 onions, cut into quarters
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, cover chicken with water. add 2 teaspoons salt and bay leaves. bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.
• 2 in a blender, puree tomatoes, tomato paste and onions. remove cooked chicken from pan; keep warm. strain cooking liquid, discarding bay leaves.
• 3 pour 2-1/2 cups strained cooking liquid back into pan. add pureed mixture; simmer 10 minutes. remove from heat; whisk in peanut butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. cover and simmer 10 minutes longer. season with salt and pepper.
• 4 place chicken in a large bowl; pour sauce over chicken. serve with cooked rice.