Ingredients (serves 4)
- 8 to 10 medium size potatoes
- 375 mL Taltis Jollof Cooking Sauce (1 Jar)
- 4 cups of stock or meat broth
- 4 chicken leg steack
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (Facultative)
- Salt (Facultative)
Preparation
- In a crockpot, mix all the ingredients all at once.
- Let it cook until meat is tender.
- Serve and enjoy!
Stewed potatoes & chicken made easy!
Cooking and cuisine are creative compositions at the center of all cultural expressions in every community. Food as a topic in African history adds taste and texture to events and personalities.
African cuisine is conceived, cooked, and consumed, first around home fires, cooking pots, skillets, spits, and later in market stalls and restaurants. Eating together, commensality, was thus not just nutrition but also a measure of human values, linking communities, neighbors, and friends around tastes and sequences of flavour expressing who they were daily. One of the typical African cooking approaches is the one-pot.
An example of one-pot food is stewed potatoes. They are nutritious, delicious, and filling! It is perfect as a comforting and complete family meal or an impressive addition to a weeknight dinner or dinner party. This is a well-loved African stew that is especially popular in Cameroon.
One interesting fact about this dish is how versatile it is; indeed, every family may have their variation in Cameroon, which they, of course, swear is the best. This recipe uses chicken, but you can use lamb or beef instead if you prefer. You can also choose to add carrots, green beans, or any similar crunchy vegetable.
Whatever combination of ingredients you choose will bring their unique qualities to the dish, so go ahead and have fun with it. You’re going to enjoy this, a taste of African cuisine and the comfort and simplicity of a stew. Try it! Love it!