🇲🇬 Malagasy Cuisine

Akoho Misy Sakamalao

Chicken with Ginger

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 349 kcal

Bone-in chicken pieces braised with abundant fresh ginger, garlic, and tomatoes in a light, aromatic broth that is pure comfort.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Season chicken with salt, pepper, and lime juice.
  2. 2 Brown chicken in oil on all sides. Remove.
  3. 3 Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger 3 min.
  4. 4 Add tomatoes, cook until soft.
  5. 5 Return chicken, add water. Simmer covered 30 min.
  6. 6 Serve with the gingery broth ladled over rice.

Did You Know?

Ginger is called "sakamalao" in Malagasy and is valued both as a cooking ingredient and traditional medicine for colds and stomach ailments.