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Muamba de Galinha

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Muamba de Galinha

Angolan chicken stew with palm oil, okra and piri-piri — a rich, orange-coloured one-pot from Luanda.

Total time
70 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
East African

Ingredients

1.4kgchicken pieces
3 tbsppalm oil (dendê)
3garlic cloves, minced
2tomatoes, diced
200gokra, sliced
2piri-piri chillies
1 tspsalt

Instructions

1

Rub chicken with garlic and salt. Marinate 30 minutes.

2

Heat palm oil in a heavy pot. Brown chicken in batches.

3

Add tomatoes and chillies. Stir.

4

Add 200ml water. Braise covered 30 minutes.

5

Add okra. Simmer uncovered 15 more minutes until sauce is rich and thick. Serve with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
763
Protein
95g
Fat
38.6g
Carbs
2.3g
Fiber
0.7g
Sodium
778mg

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