Yassa is a classic dish from Senegal made with onions and either marinated poultry, marinated fish or marinated lamb. In this instance it’s made with smoked chicken.
Prep time: 20 minutes/Cook time: 20 minutes/Serves: 6
Ingredients:
1 smoked chicken
1kg of onions, chopped
1 tbsp of mustard
1 lime
4 garlic cloves
150ml of oil
spices (salt, pepper, chilli, ginger, Maggi cube)
2 bay leaves
Ingredients:
Joint the chicken and cut into serving-sized pieces. Remove the skin then season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Heat the oil in a pot and when hot, use to fry the chicken until golden brown all over. Remove the chicken and set aside. Add the onions to the oil and fry for 2 minutes then stir in the mustard, minced garlic and spices (add to taste). Stir to combine and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
Stir in 200ml water, the lime juice and the bay leaves. Bring to a simmer then cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
Serve hot, accompanied by white rice.
