Tigadèguèna

About This Recipe

Tigadèguèna, meaning 'peanut butter sauce' in Bambara, is one of the most celebrated dishes of West Africa. Chicken is simmered in a deeply flavoured peanut and tomato base, yielding a rich, nutty stew that is ladled over tô, rice, or fonio.

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 800 gchicken pieces, bone-in
• 1 cupnatural peanut butter
• 400 gcanned crushed tomatoes
• 1 largeonion, diced
• 2 tspsalt and pepper mix
• 2 cupswater

Instructions

1. 1

   Brown chicken

   Season chicken and brown in a pot with a little oil over high heat, 3–4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.

2. 2

   Sauté onion and tomatoes

   In the same pot, cook onion until soft, then add crushed tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Add peanut butter

   Whisk peanut butter with water until smooth; pour into pot. Stir to combine.

4. 4

   Simmer

   Return chicken to pot. Simmer covered over low heat 35–40 minutes until chicken is tender and sauce thickens. Adjust seasoning.

Variations

• •

  Use lamb or beef instead of chicken.

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  Add sweet potato chunks for extra substance.

Storage

Refrigerate up to 4 days; freezes well for 2 months.

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