Chicken in tomato sauce

Name: Chicken in tomato sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Soudan du Sud
Ingredients: 700 g skinless boneless chicken thigh meat in eight large pieces; 500 g washed diced tomatoes; 200 g peeled sliced onion; 12 g peeled chopped garlic; 12 g peeled grated fresh ginger; 20 ml sunflower oil; 100 ml drinking water; 2 g ground cumin; Up to 2 g salt and a pinch of black pepper

🍗 Boneless skinless chicken thigh simmered in thick tomato, onion, garlic and ginger sauce.

Ingredients

700 g skinless boneless chicken thigh meat in eight large pieces
500 g washed diced tomatoes
200 g peeled sliced onion
12 g peeled chopped garlic
12 g peeled grated fresh ginger
20 ml sunflower oil
100 ml drinking water
2 g ground cumin
Up to 2 g salt and a pinch of black pepper

Preparation

Prepare vegetables and aromatics. Cut poultry separately, then clean hands and equipment.

Heat oil in wide pan, lightly brown chicken about 8 minutes in batches if needed; reserve on a preparation plate, not a serving plate.

Soften onion 7 minutes in pan; add garlic, ginger and cumin for 1 minute.

Add tomatoes, water and pepper; simmer 8 minutes.

Return chicken and all plate juices. Partly cover and simmer about 20 minutes until at least 74 °C at centre of thickest piece; extend if needed.

Reduce sauce uncovered about 6 minutes if watery, taste before measured salt and divide into 4 portions. No rice, coconut, peanut, cream or garnish.