Senegalese Poulet Yassa

Name: Senegalese Poulet Yassa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Senegambian (Wolof)
Ingredients: 2 lb chicken pieces (1 kg); 4 lb purple onions; 1 cup oil; 0.5 cup halal-certified Dijon mustard; 2 bouillon cubes; 2 tsp coarse black pepper; 2 tsp chili pepper flakes; 2 lemons; salt; 6 cup cooked rice; 1 bell pepper; 2 tomatoes

A Senegambian dish of chicken, dijon mustard and lemons, with a kick of chilli, simmered on the stove.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 60 min · 70 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Fry the chickens in the oil in a deep saucepan until well browned. Remove chicken, then fry the onions in the same oil. (Here the cook said that the onions should saute for 2 hours at low heat. It sounds way too long, but will render the onions meltingly tender!).
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2
Then add the chicken, mustard, crumbled bouillon cubes, black pepper, hot pepper flakes, lemon juice and salt to taste (if necessary). Simmer slowly for up to an hour.
3
Serve over white rice, and top the chicken and onion with the bell pepper and tomato slices.