Inyama y'Inkoko — Print Recipe

Free-range chicken pieces braised in a rich tomato and onion sauce with garlic and ginger, slow-cooked until falling off the bone.

Ingredients

1 Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a heavy pot and brown chicken on all sides for eight minutes. Remove and set aside.
2 In the same pot, cook onions for seven minutes until golden brown, scraping up browned bits from the chicken.
3 Add garlic and ginger, cook two minutes, then add tomatoes and cook five more minutes until saucy.
4 Return chicken to the pot, add water, cover tightly, and simmer on low heat for forty-five minutes until chicken is tender and falls off the bone.
5 Adjust seasoning and serve hot with the thick sauce spooned over rice or ugali.

Did You Know?

In Rwanda, a chicken dish signals a special occasion — free-range village chickens are so valued that they are often given as gifts between families.