CHICKEN YASSA
 
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Serve chicken yassa with rice.
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Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: Senegalese
Ingredients
  • 1⁄2 cup of vegetable oil (or any cooking oil)
  • 1 whole chicken, cut into serving-sized pieces
  • 4 -6 onions
  • 6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon maggi seasoning sauce (or Maggi cubes and water or soy sauce) (optional)
  • 1 chili pepper, cleaned and finely chopped (optional)
  • cayenne pepper or red pepper
  • black pepper
  • salt
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients (except the optional vegetables), the more onions the better, and allow chicken to marinate in a glass dish in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.
  2. Remove chicken from the marinade, but save the marinade.
  3. Grill until chicken is lightly browned but not done or saute chicken for a few minutes on each side in hot oil in a fry pan.
  4. While chicken is browning: Remove onions from marinade and saute them in a large saucepan for a few minutes.
  5. Add remaining marinade and the optional vegetables and bring to a slow boil, cooking the marinade into a sauce.
  6. Reduce heat.
  7. Add chicken to the sauce, cover and simmer until chicken is done.
Recipe by Miracle Inspires at https://www.miracleinspires.com/chicken-yassa/