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Fufu & Nigerian Chicken Stew
Try Marina's delicious recipe for fufu & Nigerian chicken stew, perfect for Emancipation celebrations in Trinidad & Tobago.
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Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
African, Nigerian, Tobago, Trinidad
Author:
baidawi
Ingredients
Fufu Ingredients
5
cups
cassava peeled & cubed
1
cup
water
Nigerian Chicken Stew Ingredients
3
lbs
chicken cut into pieces
1
yellow onion diced
6
cloves
garlic
2
tbsp
minced ginger
1
purple onion diced
4
tomatoes quartered
1
sweet pepper roughly chopped
1
scotch bonnet pepper
1
bay leaf
1
tsp
curry powder
3-4
cups
water
salt & black pepper to taste
¼
cup
oil for frying
Instructions
Fufu
Place cassava & water in a blender then pulse until a smooth paste is formed
Transfer paste into a pot then cook for 5 to 8 minutes while stirring constantly with a wooden spoon
Once the cassava paste has thickened and cooked, transfer into serving portions into cling wrap
Wrap fufu portions individually into a ball in cling then leave to cool and set
Nigerian Chicken Stew
Bring 3 ½cups of water to a boil then add chicken pieces along with yellow onion, 4 cloves of garlic and ginger.
Season with salt & pepper to taste then boil chicken for 5 to 7 minutes
Add purple onion, tomatoes, sweet pepper, scotch bonnet pepper and ½ cup of water to a blender then blend until a smooth paste is formed
Remove chicken from pot making sure to drain off excess water then set aside
Save chicken broth in pot for later usage
Add oil to a pan then fry chicken pieces for approximately 2 minutes on each side until golden brown and crispy
Remove chicken from pan then add vegetable puree, season with salt & black pepper to taste
Cook vegetable puree for 5 minutes or until it changes to a deep red color
Add curry powder, bay leaf and chicken to pan then ladle approximate 2 cups of chicken broth
Cook mixture on medium heat for 15 minutes until gravy has thickened
Serve with Fufu & Enjoy!
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