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Yassa de Galinha (Bissau Onion Chicken)

Yassa de Galinha (Bissau Onion Chicken)

Guinea-Bissau

70Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
8Steps
About

The Guinea-Bissau take on yassa, chicken braised in a tangy mound of lemon-and-mustard onions, shared across the wider Senegambian coast.

Equipment
  • Bowl
  • Heavy pot
  • Frying pan
  • Tongs
Ingredients
Chicken, jointed1.5 kg
Onions, sliced6 large
Lemons (juice)3
Mustard2 tbsp
Garlic4 cloves
Scotch bonnet1
Vegetable oil1/3 cup
Bay leaf1
Stock cube2
Saltto taste

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