Chicken in tomato sauce

Name: Chicken in tomato sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tchad
Ingredients: 600 g boneless skinless chicken thigh meat; 500 g chopped tomatoes; 150 g onion; 10 g garlic; 20 ml oil; 300 ml water; 4 g salt; 1 g black pepper

🍗 Boneless chicken simmered in tomato, onion and garlic sauce.

Ingredients

600 g boneless skinless chicken thigh meat
500 g chopped tomatoes
150 g onion
10 g garlic
20 ml oil
300 ml water
4 g salt
1 g black pepper

Preparation

Cut chicken into regular 3 cm pieces on a dedicated board. Slice onion and chop garlic with clean tools. Do not rinse raw chicken under the tap.

Heat oil in a casserole. Lightly brown chicken in two batches for 8 minutes total, then reserve on a clean plate.

Cook onion in the casserole 5 minutes and garlic 1 minute. Add tomatoes and reduce 6 minutes, stirring; add water, salt and pepper.

Return chicken and simmer partly covered about 25 minutes. Check at least 74 °C in the thickest piece; continue if needed. Add a little hot water only if sauce dries before chicken is cooked.

Rest off heat 5 minutes and divide into 4 portions. Reference: 20 preparation, 45 cooking including browning and sauce, 5 resting, total 70 minutes.