It is said that every woman’s place is in the kitchen and also a way to every man’s heart is good food. In this article we are going to learn the steps in preparing African style finger licking chicken groundnut soup.
We are going to take the steps (steaming of groundnut paste, preparing and steaming of chicken , preparing main dish) one by one to make our learning process easy.
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Steaming of groundnut paste
Firstly pour your groundnut paste into a small pan then add a little water , then stir till it softens. Then place the pan that contains the groundnut paste on fire .
As the groundnut paste is on the fire keep staring it till you finally see oil at the edge which shows it’s ready for consumption.
take the pan off the fire so it can cool down.
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Preparing and steaming of chicken
Place another pan on fire … blend your onions, pepper, garlic and ginger for garnishing .
Place your chicken inside the pan and add your seasons and blended items.
Leave it to steam for 5-10mins.
When ready add your tomato paste then stare.
Add a little salt to taste.
With this you will notice you have made light soup.
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Final Step
*Add your cooked groundnut to the steamed chicken(light soup) and add Maggie to give it a sweet taste .
*Stir to mix everything together.
*Add a little water to make it light. Then leave it on the fire to cook.
*You can keep adding water till you get the lightness you want.
Groundnut soup can be served with banku , fufu and even rice balls.
Written By: Betty Crentsil
