Good-Cooking - African-Style Brasied Chicken in Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 pounds chicken pieces - skin on breasts, skinless legs and thighs
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 to 1 long red or green chile pepper, minced
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
• 1/2 cup condensed chicken broth, undiluted
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons sherry or lemon juice
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• Hot white rice