Chicken in Peanut Sauce

A good variation of the famous Almond Chicken recipe. This one is made with peanuts, tomato, and a touch of Sherry.
Ingredients
6
Servings
  • 1/4 cups vegetable oil 1/4 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 chicken, cut into pieces
  • 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 onion, cut into pieces 1 onion, cut into pieces
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1 sprig cinnamon, 2.5 cm 1 sprig cinnamon, 2.5 cm
  • 2 grains black peppercorn
  • 3 tomatillos, peeled, quartered, and pitted
  • 1/2 cups peanuts, peeled
  • 1/2 cups dry sherry
Preparation
55 mins
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Medium
  • Heat the oil in a skillet and brown the chicken. Remove the chicken and place it in a large pot. Add the chicken broth and let it cook for 30 minutes until tender. Strain and reserve the broth.
  • In the remaining oil where the chicken was cooked, sauté the onion, garlic, cinnamon, and peppercorns. Remove them and place them in a food processor along with the tomatoes, peanuts, and 1 and 1/2 cups of chicken broth.
  • Process until the sauce has a good consistency. Add the Sherry and put everything into the pot along with the chicken.
  • Let it simmer covered until the sauce thickens a bit.
  • Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Nutritional Information

* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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