Muamba de galinha
Angola's red palm oil chicken stew
Think of it as: Like a gumbo cooked in sunset-colored oil
Chicken in bright red oil. Bold move.
What does it taste like?
Rich and earthy from palm oil, silky from okra, with a chili kick.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSilky and thick
What is it?
Angola's national dish: chicken stewed in red palm oil with okra, squash, garlic and chili. It's served with funge, a smooth cassava or corn porridge.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Pieces of funge are torn off and dipped in the sauce, shared at family meals.
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Ingredients
- 800g bone-in chicken
- 4 tbsp red palm oil
- 10 okra
- 200g squash
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tomatoes
- 1–2 chilies
Can't find it? No red palm oil? Use vegetable oil with a pinch of paprika.
How to make it (one way)
- Marinate chicken with garlic, salt and lemon
- Brown it in palm oil
- Add onion and tomato and sauté
- Add squash and water, simmer 30 min
- Add okra and chili, simmer 15 min more
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