Spicy African Chicken Stew

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, deboned and cut pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 large potato, diced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon curry
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup unsalted natural-style peanut butter (i only use 1tbsp)
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• cilantro or parsley, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven heat oil over medium high heat.
• 2 add chicken, and brown.
• 3 remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• 4 reduce heat to medium low, and add garlic, onion and potato, celery and carrot to the pan.
• 5 saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 6 season with cumin, curry, black pepper, red pepper and salt.
• 7 return browned chicken and accumulated juices and add water to the pan.
• 8 place lid on pot and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 9 remove lid, and stir in the peanut butter and garbanzo beans.
• 10 make sure the peanut butter is blended into it. replace lid to simmer for 10 more minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender.
• 11 remove from heat, adjust seasoning, sprinkle with cilantro and serve.