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Oluwombo
Chicken is a traditional Ugandan recipe for a classic dish of fried chicken with mushrooms, onions and peanut butter steamed in banana leaves and served with mashed plantains. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ugandan version of: Oluwombo.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
60 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
Serves:
4–6
Rating: 
Tags : Pork RecipesBeef RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesUganda Recipes
Olouwombo, also known as Luwombo, is a traditional (royal) dish from
Uganda which is typically served at holiday time.
Ingredients:
1 kg beef, chicken or pork (or any combination) cut into serving-sized pieces
800g peanut butter
2 onions, chopped
4 tomatoes, chopped
1 chicken stock cube
salt and black pepper, to taste
banana leaves or large dock leaf or greaseproof paper (one per serving)
400g mushrooms, cleaned
1 smoked fish
4 plantains
Method:
Cook the meat in an oiled frying pan until browned but not cooked then remove and set aside.
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a saucepan then add the onion and cook for a minute before adding the tomatoes, chicken stock cube, salt, pepper, peanut butter and the flesh from the smoked fish. If necessary add a little water to form a smooth sauce. Cook to heat through.
Plunge the banana leaves in boiling water to soften them remove the mid-rib and cut the ends off the leaves to form rectangles. Place a portion of meat and some of the tomato-onion sauce (and mushrooms and smoked meat or fish, if desired) in the centre of a leaf. Fold the leaf from the sides then wrap from the ends to make at least a double layer. Tie into a package with oven-proof string then repeat until all the mixture is used up.
Place a wire rack or trivet in the bottom of a large casserole dish then add water to the bottom of the trivet. Place the meat packages on top of the trivet and cover the dish. Bring to a boil and steam the packets for at least an hour. Add the plantains to the pot as well.
Remove the plantains from the pot and mash with a fork. Top with the meat and sauce from the banana leaves and serve.
