
Chicken yassa
Senegalese chicken with masses of sweet, lemony onions. Simple and stunning.
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Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets600 g
- Brown onions600 g
- Lemons2 lemons
- Garlic5 cloves
- Basmati rice300 g
- Vegetable stock cubes1 cube
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Celery, Gluten.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
- Crush the garlic. In a bowl, mix the chicken thighs with the juice of the lemons, the garlic and half a teaspoon of salt. Leave for at least 15 minutes.600 g chicken thigh fillets2 lemons5 cloves garlic
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat. Lift the chicken out of the marinade (keep it) and brown for 3 minutes a side. Set aside.
- Slice the onions. Cook them slowly in the same pan over a medium-low heat for 15 minutes, until soft and golden. Add the marinade, the crumbled stock cube and 250 ml of water.600 g brown onions1 cube
- Return the chicken, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until cooked through. Meanwhile, cook the rice following the pack instructions. Serve the chicken and onions over the rice.300 g basmati rice
A teaspoon of mustard stirred into the onions is the traditional touch that makes yassa sing.
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