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Palaver Chicken

Palaver Chicken is a traditional Ghanaian recipe for a stew of chicken and spinach in a tomato and chilli sauce that's served with hard-boiled eggs. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ghanaian version of: Palaver Chicken.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

60 minutes

Total Time:

75 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesChicken RecipesBean RecipesGhana Recipes


Ingredients:

900g fresh spinach
350ml chicken stock
900g chicken breast, finely chopped
1 large spring onion, minced
salt and black pepper to taste
120ml groundnut oil
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
3 ripe medium tomatoes, chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 green birds-eye chillies, chopped
1 large can red kidney beans

Method:

Wash the spinach and tear into bite-sized pieces then cook in the chicken stock until tender. Remove from the stock and refresh with cold water then set aside (reserve the stock). Add the chicken, spring onion to a saucepan. Season with salt and pepper then cover with water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Once done, remove from the pan and set aside.

Fry the onion, tomatoes, eggs and chilli in oil for five minutes then add the beans, chicken, spinach and 240ml of the chicken stock. Adjust the seasoning and simmer the ingredients for 45 minutes.

Serve hot over rice or with plantain and yam mash.