Manman poul ak nwa: Haitian Cashew Chicken - Explorers Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 cup cashews (unsalted if possible)
• 2 cups (473ml) water
• 1 small chicken of about 4-5 lbs (1.8-2.2 kgs) divided into pieces at the joints and split breasts (8-10 pieces)
• ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) pikliz
• 4 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 onion chopped roughly
• 1 green onion chopped roughly
• 1 shallot
• ½ green bell pepper
• ½ red bell pepper
• 1 sprig parsley or ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 sprig thyme or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• 2-3 whole cloves
• ½-1 teaspoon sea salt (to taste)
• ½ teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste mixed into 1 cup (237ml) water