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Moyo de Poulet Fume (Moyo of Smoked Chicken)

Moyo de Poulet Fume (Moyo of Smoked Chicken) is a traditional Beninese recipe for a classic stew of spatchcocked chicken in a tomato, onion and soy sauce base flavoured with hot chillies. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Beninese version of: Moyo of Smoked Chicken (Moyo de Poulet Fume).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesBenin Recipes


Ingredients:

1kg whole smoked chicken, skinned
6 medium tomatoes, blanched, peeled, and chopped
60ml chicken stock (or water + Maggi chicken cube)
2 hot chillies, pierced with a fork
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp groundnut oil
1 tsp soy sauce

Method:

Spatchcock the chicken and discard the backbone then cut into 4 serving-sized pieces. Place all the other ingredients in a pan and bring to a brisk boil, stirring frequently. Cook for 5 minutes then add the chicken and reduce the heat to a low simmer.

Continue cooking, uncovered, for about 20 minutes with occasional stirring and serve over a bed of rice.