Ugandan Plantains With Chicken Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs plantains
• water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 lbs frying chickens, jointed
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 large tomatoes, peeled and cut in wedges or 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, drained
• 2 potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 peel the plantains and place in a steamer or a saucepan with a rack in the bottom. add water, leaving the bananas above the level of the water. add salt and pepper. bring contents to boiling point; reduce heat and steam bananas until soft.
• 2 lift bananas from the liquid and mash well. place in top of double saucepan over simmering water until ready to serve with chicken stew.
• 3 to make chicken stew:
• 4 fry chicken in hot oil in a heavy sauté pan until brown. add onions, tomatoes, potatoes, salt, pepper and water. cover tightly and simmer for about 1 hour, or until chicken is tender.
• 5 pour chicken stew over plantains.