Yassa Poulet (senegalese Chicken)
Traditional dish with thighs, onions, cloves, neatly minced.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- advanced
- Senegal
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs
- 3 large onions
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons bouillon powder
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
Steps
- Wash the chicken.
- Pat it dry with paper towels.
- Put the chicken in a large bowl with the garlic, onions, dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, bouillon powder, cayenne pepper and smoked paprika.
- Mix together well and place in the fridge to marinate for 2-12 hours.
- Take the chicken out of the marinade, and scrape off the marinade and onions.
- Reserve the marinade.
- Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat, and add the chicken.
- Let it brown on both sides for 5 minutes.
- Take out and set aside the chicken.
- To the pot, add the onions and remaining marinade.
- Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes until browned.
- Return the browned chicken pieces to the sweet caramelized onions.
- Add the chicken broth.
- Simmer for 20 minutes over medium heat until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Taste for salt and other ingredients and make any necessary adjustments.
Adapted from “Yassa Poulet (Senegalese Chicken)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.