SIM Nigeria

Ingredients:

• 1 can anchovy fillets, (1 oz)
• 2 Tablespoons oil
• 2 1/2 pounds chicken, cut up (2.5-3lb)
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 can whole tomatoes, (14.5 oz)
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 3 1/2  chiles, (3-4)dried, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger root
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter, (1-1.5 c)

Directions:

Drain oil from anchovies into Dutch oven, add peanut oil. Head; cook chicken over med. heat til brown on all sides, about 15 min. Remove chicken. Drain fat from pot. Heat anchovies, water, tomato paste, tomatoes (with liquid), onion, garlic, dried chiles, ginger, chili powder and salt to boiling in pot; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 min. Add chicken; cover and simmer 45 min. Stir some of the hot liqud into peanut butter; stir into chicken mixture. Cut chicken; cover, cook til done, 10-15 min. Serve with chopped raw peanuts, chutney, chopped tomatoes, diced green pepper, chopped onion, diced cucumbers.

8 servings

Source: May have been a Betty Crocker International Cookbook recipe

Categories:  African Dishes ,  Chicken & Poultry ,  International Cuisine ,  Main Course

Ingredients:

• 8  tomatoes
• 1  onion
• 2  beef bouillon cubes, Maggi Cubes!
•   spinach, cut fine
• 2 tablespoons palm oil, red
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 lb beef, or other meat

Directions:

Puree onion and tomatoes. Boil meat with 1/4 onion. Add Maggi cubes, thyme and curry. Remove from pan. Heat 2 tablespoons oil or palm oil. Add pureed tomatoes. Cook 15 min. Add meat mixture and hot pepper. Cook 10 min. Add spinach. Serve with pounded yam or rice tuwo.

4 servings

Categories:  African Dishes