Huku ne Dovi
Huku ne Dovi (HOO-koo neh DOH-vee)
Chicken in Peanut Butter Sauce
Free-range chicken pieces braised in a thick peanut butter and tomato sauce until falling off the bone, Zimbabwe's most celebrated chicken dish.
Instructions
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Season chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and curry powder, rubbing the spices into the skin.
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Heat oil in a large pot and brown chicken pieces on all sides, about three minutes per side.
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Remove chicken, add onions to the pot, and sauté until golden, about six minutes.
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Add tomatoes and cook until they form a thick sauce, roughly five minutes of stirring.
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Dissolve peanut butter in two cups warm water, pour into the pot, and stir until smooth.
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Return chicken to the pot, cover, and simmer on low heat for forty minutes until chicken is tender and sauce is thick. Serve with sadza.
Did You Know?
In Zimbabwean culture, a woman's ability to cook huku ne dovi well was traditionally considered an important domestic skill.
The Story Behind Huku ne Dovi
Huku ne dovi is arguably Zimbabwe's national dish alongside sadza, representing the marriage of free-range chicken farming and groundnut cultivation that has defined Shona agriculture for centuries. The dish gained its prominence because both chickens and peanuts were widely available across Zimbabwe's communal lands. Every family has their own variation, with the ratio of peanut butter to tomato being the most debated element. The dish is inseparable from the Sunday lunch tradition.
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