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Luwombo

Name: Luwombo
Total time: 100 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 Tomato; 2 tbsp Peanut paste; 4 leaves Feuille de bananier; 2 tbsp Olive oil

Preparation time: 1 h 40
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Chicken — to buy800 g
Onion — to buy1
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Tomato — to buy2
Peanut paste — to buy2 tbsp
Feuille de bananier — to buy4 leaves
Olive oil — to buy2 tbsp

Preparation

Marinate the chicken pieces with onion, garlic and a little salt for 15 minutes.
Heat the oil in a pan and brown the chicken on all sides for 8 minutes, add the diced tomato and let it simmer down for 5 minutes.
Quickly pass the banana leaves over a flame or a dry pan to soften them without tearing.
Place the chicken and its sauce, along with a spoonful of peanut paste, in the center of a double banana leaf.
Fold the leaf into a sealed parcel and tie it securely so no steam can escape.
Place the parcel in a large pot with a little water in the bottom, cover and steam over low heat for 45 minutes.
Open the parcel at the table: the fragrant steam that escapes is the whole charm of this dish, traditionally reserved for special occasions in Uganda.