African Style Grilled Peanut Butter Chicken Recipes

WEST AFRICAN-STYLE PEANUT STEW WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken; cook until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Repeat with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining chicken.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot and reduce heat to medium. Add onion; cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
• Stir in broth, tomatoes, sweet potato, collard greens, and red bell peppers; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, partially covered, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Return chicken and accumulated juices to the pot. Return to a boil, then stir in peanut butter; simmer until incorporated and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped peanuts.

CHICKEN SUYA

Steps:

• Soak the skewers totally submerged in water for at least 20 minutes before using them to prevent them from burning.
• Heat the oven to 450°F/230℃. Lightly spray or oil a baking sheet or roasting pan to prevent the suya from sticking to the pan.
• Mix garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, white pepper, cayenne pepper, peanut butter, and bouillon or Maggi in a medium bowl.
• Pat the chicken thighs dry with a paper towel. You want your chicken completely dry before cooking. Slice the chicken into diagonal medium-thin slices. Sprinkle with salt to taste, if desired.
• Thread the chicken onto the skewers, about four per skewer. Make sure to cover the skewer with the chicken slices.
• Brush the chicken skewer with the spice mixture on both sides. Place skewers on the roasting pan or baking sheet.
• Drizzle with oil and bake on for about 20 minutes - rotating sides halfway through baking until chicken is fully cooked. Towards the last 3 minutes of baking, switch from baking to broiler setting to get a nice crisp brown outside.
• Serve warm and pair these chicken suya with African Pepper Sauce and onions.

GRILLED PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• In a bowl, mix the peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic, curry powder, and cayenne pepper.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Place chicken on grate, and brush with 1/2 the sauce. Grill 6 to 8 minutes. Turn chicken, and brush with remaining sauce. Continue grilling 6 to 8 minutes, until chicken juices run clear.

AFRICAN STYLE GRILLED PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except chicken), if mixture is too thick, keep adding hot water until mixture is similar to cream.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of marinade mixture for basting while grilling.
• Place remaining marinade in zip loc bag, add chicken pieces, squish to combine, marinate for 2-3 hours
• Heat grill, lightly oil grates, place chicken on grate and brush with reserved peanutbutter mixture while grilling. Grill until juices run clear.(about 30 min).
• Serve with rice or potatoes.

GRILLED PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a plastic Ziplock bag or a glass pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and ginger. Pour this marinade over chicken.
• Chill and allow the chicken to marinate for 6 - 8 hours, or up to 24 hours.
• Lightly oil grill.
• Grill marinated chicken (discarding marinade) for 6-8 minutes per side or until done.
• Serve sprinkled with chopped green onions, if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken thighs, pat dry. Place the chicken in a plastic bag set in a shallow bowl.
• In a small mixing bowl gradually stir hot water into peanut butter. Stir in chili sauce, soy sauce, the 2 T oil, the 2 T vinegar, garlic, ginger and red pepper.
• Pour marinade over chicken. Seal the bag and turn to coat chicken thighs with marinade. Chill for 12 to 24 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
• In a covered grill arrange medium hot coals around a drip pan. Test for medium hot by placing hand over coals. When hand gets too hot at 3 seconds the temperature is right.
• Remove chicken from marinade. Place chicken on the grill rack over the drip pan but not over the coals. Lower the grill hood. Grill chicken for 35 to 45 minutes or until no pink remains.
• Note: I do not use a drip pan and places the chicken over dead coals, adjacent to the hot coals.

EASY AFRICAN-STYLE PEANUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Diced chicken breasts in to bite sized pieces.
• Saute in 1 tbs peanut oil until just before cooked and remove from heat and set aside.
• In a separate pan saute diced tomatoes and onion in butter and peanut oil until soft.
• Add peanut butter and stir well.
• Then add the water and mix well.
• Now add chicken to mixture and bring to boil.
• At boiling point, reduce heat to medium and cook for about 6 minutes
• Serve warm over African Style Rice!

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients; cook and stir over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until smooth. Reserve half of sauce for serving. Slice chicken lengthwise into 1-in. strips; thread onto 12 metal or soaked wooden skewers., Grill, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 2 minutes; turn and brush with sauce. Continue turning and basting for 4-6 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Place cabbage on a serving plate; top with chicken. Sprinkle with green onion. Serve with reserved sauce.

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chop peanuts, or crush them with the side of a knife, or pulse them in a food processor to chop roughly.
• Put oil in a deep skillet or medium saucepan over medium heat; a minute later, add onion, ginger and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken and continue cooking for another 3 or 4 minutes, until just coloring. Add 1/2 cup peanuts and the cayenne and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the stock and the sweet potatoes, bring to a boil, and turn heat down to medium-low so the soup bubbles gently. Stir in tomatoes and collards, then cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in 1/4 cup peanut butter. Taste, adjust seasoning (you may want to add more peanut butter at this point) and serve, garnished with remaining peanuts.