Ingredients
1 chile, pricked with a fork
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cups water
10 teaspoons peanut oil
2 cups lemon juice, strained
2 frying chickens (2-1/2 to 3 pounds each) cut into 8 pieces
4 tablespoons fresh hot chiles, finely chopped
6 large Bermuda onions, finely chopped
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
How To Make Chicken Yassa
Easy Recipe Directions:
1. Mix the lemon juice, onions, half the chopped chiles ginger, salt, pepper, and 6 tablespoons of the peanut oil to create a marinade.
2. Place the chicken in a large bowl and cover it with the marinade. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
3. Remove the chicken from the marinade, place it in shallow baking dish, and broil until lightly browned (save the marinade).
4. Remove the onions from the marinade with a slotted spoon and cook them in the remaining 4 teaspoons of oil in a Dutch oven for about 5 minutes, or until soft; do not brown.
5. Add the marinade, chicken, water, and the rest of chopped chiles.
6. Stir and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is well cooked.
7. Serve over steaming hot rice.
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