Chicken Yassa chez Fadi style
Poulet Yassa is a spicy, hot sauce whose main ingredients, besides chicken (Poulet), consist of onions, mustard and lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 2 large onion
- 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp curry
- 1 tsp lovage
- 1 tsp Magic Sauce
- 1 large tomato
- 1 fresh chili pepper/Habanero/Scotch Bonnet
- frying oil
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 200 ml water
- Salt
Instructions
- Wash the chicken and let it soak for about 10 minutes in 3 tablespoons of vinegar and about 1 liter of water, then rinse well
- Then cut the chicken thighs into 2-3 pieces and make incisions in the meat
- Place everything in a pot with cooking oil, salt, onion powder, paprika powder, curry, magic sauce , mustard and lovage, mix well, add chili pepper and let it steep, covered, for at least 30 minutes.
- Add water, mix well, bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes
- Then remove the pieces of meat from the pot and reserve the jus for later
- Heat frying oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides, remove and set aside for later
- Heat cooking oil in another pan, then add salt and julienned onions and sauté
- Add the diced tomato and lovage and sauté for about 5 minutes
- Then add the onion and tomato mixture to the pot with the jus and stir well.
- Then add the fried chicken pieces, stir well, cover, and simmer for another 5 minutes. Season to taste and it's ready!
- Et voilà! Bona appétit!