Name: West African Peanut Chicken Stew (Plasas) By Daring Gourmet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: West African Recipes
Ingredients: 1 1/2-2 pounds bone-in and skin-on chicken pieces; Palm or coconut oil; 1 large yellow onion; 2 cans diced tomatoes; 1 6 ounce can tomato paste; 1 10- ounce package frozen spinach; 1/3 cup unsweetened peanut butter; 3 Maggie or Knorr tomato bouillon cubes; 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup strong chicken broth; Optional: For some heat add some red chilis or hot sauce

West African Peanut Chicken Stew (Plasas). This dish is simply called plasas or sometimes also referred to as palava sauce or palaver sauce. It doesn’t refer to a specific recipe so much as a specific kind of dish. Plasas is a sauce comprised of some type of greens (either spinach, collard greens, kale, etc), some kind of meat, peanut butter for flavor and thickening, and often dried fish. It’s commonly served with some kind of starchy side dish.

Simple ingredients come together to produce a BIG flavor in this delicious saucy stew. Chicken, peanuts, tomatoes, greens and seasonings are showcased in this winning dish that will leave you licking your fingers.

RatingDifficultyBeginner