Name: Liberian Chicken Gravy
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Liberian
Ingredients: 3 lb chicken; to taste salt; to taste ground red or black pepper; 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon; 2 medium, chopped onions; 4 tomatoes; 4 medium red bell pepper; 5 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup basil and parsley; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 lb dried fish steak; optional smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon ginger powder; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 medium, chopped habanero pepper; 1 lb shrimp

Chicken

8 servings

850 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Boil the chicken with salt, ground pepper, chopped onions, and 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon until tender.

ChickenSaltGround red or black pepperOnionsChicken bouillon

Step 2

Remove the chicken to a bowl and reserve the stock.

Chicken

Step 3

Blend the tomatoes, red bell pepper, onions, garlic, basil and parsley into a purée.

TomatoesRed bell pepperOnionsGarlicBasil and parsley

Step 4

Heat 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a pot, add the blended purée and tomato paste, and simmer about 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

Vegetable oilTomatoesRed bell pepperOnionsGarlicBasil and parsleyTomato paste

Step 5

Add the reserved chicken broth, return the chicken, add dried fish, smoked paprika, ginger powder, cayenne and habanero; simmer about 10 minutes.

Chicken bouillonChickenDried fish steakSmoked paprikaGinger powderCayenne pepperHabanero pepper

Step 6

Add the shrimp and cook about 5 minutes.

Shrimp

Step 7

Adjust seasoning and consistency with water, broth, or additional bouillon and salt/pepper to taste.

SaltChicken bouillonGround red or black pepper

Step 8

Serve with a complementary side of your choice.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.