🇦🇴 Angolan Cuisine

Moamba de Ginguba

Chicken in Peanut Sauce

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 564 kcal

Chicken pieces braised in a velvety ground peanut sauce enriched with palm oil, garlic, and chili. The peanut butter melts into the broth creating a thick, nutty gravy.

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
1 cup roasted peanuts, ground to paste
3 tbsp palm oil
2 onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 hot peppers
1 cup chicken broth
Salt

Instructions

1 Season chicken with salt. Brown in palm oil in a heavy pot, then set aside.
2 Saute onions and garlic in the same pot until soft.
3 Add tomatoes and cook until they form a thick paste.
4 Stir in ground peanut paste and chicken broth. Mix until smooth.
5 Return chicken to pot. Add hot peppers. Cover and simmer 40 minutes until chicken is tender.
6 Adjust seasoning and serve over funje or rice, garnished with roasted peanuts.

Did You Know?

Ginguba is the Kimbundu word for peanut, and Angola is one of the birthplaces of peanut-based sauces in African cuisine.