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Chicken

Chicken Kédjénou
  • For : 4 to 5 servings
  • Difficulty : easy

For this recipe, you need :

  • 1 chicken
  • 10 fresh tomatoes
  • 4 aubergines
  • 4 large onions
  • 5 shallots
  • 6 green peppers
  • peanut oil
  • salt
  • African peppercorn
  • water

Technical Stages :

Chicken Kédjénou - 1
1

Prepare all the ingredients.

Chicken Kédjénou - 2
2

Cut the chicken in equal pieces.

Chicken Kédjénou - 3
3

After mincing one onion, sweat it in peanut oil for a few minutes (The traditional recipe says that the kédjénou must be cooked in a canari. If no canari, use a stainless stewpan).

Chicken Kédjénou - 4
4

Add the pieces of chicken...

Chicken Kédjénou - 5
5

...and brown them on each side for about 10 minutes until well browned.

Chicken Kédjénou - 6
6

Mince the other onions and green peppers and roughly dice the tomatoes and aubergines. Add them to the browned chicken.

Chicken Kédjénou - 7
7

Add a large glass of water and a pinch of African peppercorn.

Chicken Kédjénou - 8
8

Mix using a wooden spatula.

Chicken Kédjénou - 9
9

Cook covered (The traditional recipe recommands to cover the canari with attiéké leaves, using a string) and leave to cook for 45 minutes on low heat.

Chicken Kédjénou - 10
10

Stir from time to time during cooking so that the chicken with vegetables does not stick to the bottom of the pan.

Chicken Kédjénou - 11
11

Serve hot with rice or attiéké.

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

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