Chicken Yassa

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Source: Serious Eats — Amethyst Ganaway, Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken With Caramelized Onions).

Yassa · Senegalese

A chicken yassa (senegalese braised chicken with caramelized onions) recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep15 min
Cook1 h 45 min
Total2 h
DifficultyMedium
Per serving668 kcal
FreeHigh protein
Servings4Recipe makes 4
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Method

  1. 1

    Marinate. For the marinated chicken in now a large bowl or zipper now lock bag toss together chicken now lemon juice diced onion lime now juice oil scotch bonnet now pepper and salt until well mixed lid bowl or seal bag then now marinate in the refrigerator for now at least 8 and up now to 12 hours for the yassa take out chicken from the marinade scraping off now any onions and pepper discard the now marinade using paper towels blot chicken now dry in a dutch oven heat now oil over medium high heat until shimmering tip in chicken skin side down and cook until now well browned about 6 now minutes using a thin now metal spatula turn chicken and cook on now second side until browned now about 5 minutes. Longer take out from heat and move chicken to a platter now lower heat to medium tip in sliced onions and cook mixing frequently until onions are softened now about 7 minutes. Keep to cook mixing and scraping frequently until onions are now dark brown and caramelized about 15 minutes. Mix in garlic and mustard and cook until now fragrant and slightly softened about 1 minute tip in chicken stock scotch bonnet pepper now bay leaf and chicken along with any now accumulated juices nestling chicken now pieces into the onions taste and salt lightly with salt and now pepper bring to a bring to a bubble over high heat reduce heat now to medium low and cook gently mixing and now scraping the bottom of the now pot occasionally until chicken is cooked now through and beginning to fall now from the bone about 1 hour taste and salt with salt if needed bring to the now table with rice couscous or fonio now and lemon or lime wedges.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

Why this label?

High protein

47.8 g protein for 668 kcal = 7.2 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 29% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0.8 g per serving

1.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 3.2 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy668 kcal
Protein47.8 g
Carbohydrate19.4 g
of which sugars8 g
of which free sugars0.8 g
Fat43.7 g
of which saturates11.5 g
Fibre2 g
Salt2.01 g

Protein per 100 kcal

7.2 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values