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Chicken, Pistachio Sauce

Chicken, Pistachio Sauce
  • For : 4 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Chicken, Pistachio Sauce :

  • 4 cups green pistachios
  • 1 chicken
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 pepper
  • salt
  • 3 cubes chicken stock
  • peanut oil

Technical stages for Chicken, Pistachio Sauce :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Cut the chicken in pieces.

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In a frying pan, heat a bit of peanut oil.

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Brown the pieces...

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...until they obtain a nice brown colour.

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Thinly chop the tomatoes, garlic, pepper and onion.

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Place all these vegetables in a stewpan.

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Add one litre of cold water...

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...and finally the pistachios.

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Cook for about 20 minutes on medium heat.

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Add the browned pieces of chicken...

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...and keep cooking...

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...for 20 good minutes.

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When finished...

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...place the chicken in a pan with most of its juice.

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Mix the pistachios left in the stewpan...

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...until very fine. To make a puree of pistachios, it is necessary to keep a bit of the cooking juice during mixing so that we give a liquid texture to the pistachio puree.

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Pour the pistachio puree on the chicken...

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...and mix thoroughly. Adjust seasoning.

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Serve hot with plain rice or boiled plantain.

Thank you for following this recipe !

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