Muamba Nsusu

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken pieces
• 4 medium plum tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 200 g okra
• 1 large onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 1 whole scotch bonnet
• 2 whole bay leaf
• 45 ml vegetable oil
• 1 whole lime
• 400 g white rice

Steps

1. Season chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and grated ginger.
2. In a heavy pot, sear chicken in vegetable oil until golden; remove.
3. Cook chopped onion in the same oil until soft; add garlic and a chopped scotch bonnet.
4. Stir in tomato paste and cook 3 minutes.
5. Add blended plum tomatoes and a bay leaf; simmer 10 minutes.
6. Return chicken to the pot with water to cover; simmer 30 minutes.
7. Add sliced okra and cook 10 more minutes until okra thickens the broth slightly and chicken is tender.
8. Taste for salt; serve in bowls over white rice with a squeeze of lime.

Tips

• Do not over-simmer the okra or the broth turns slimy. 10 minutes is the sweet spot.
• A knob of ginger stirred in fresh at the end brightens everything.