Senegalese Chicken Yassa Recipe (Lemon Onion Chicken)

Senegalese Chicken Yassa Recipe (Lemon Onion Chicken)

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Marinate chicken in lemon juice, mustard and onion, sear until charred, then cook it slowly with a mountain of caramelised onions and scotch bonnet.

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Ingredients

  • 3 Chicken leg quarters (leg and thigh)
  • 3 Chicken breast halves (bone-in)
  • 5 Balls of onions (about 2 pounds) (peeled, halved, and thinly sliced)
  • 1 Habanero or scotch bonnet pepper
  • ½ Cup fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ Cup canola oil or olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 Medium garlic cloves, crushed
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp cooking oil ((olive, canola, or grape seed))
  • 1½ Cups low-salt chicken broth ((I recommend Swanson’s))
  • 1 Cup of garnished pitted green olives, sliced

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