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Ashanti Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Ashanti Chicken

9 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
38g
Protein
18g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Yam not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one whole chicken, two to three pounds, de-boned
  • one pound yams (or potatoes, or sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into quarters
  • one pound chicken meat, white or dark (no bones)
  • cooking oil for frying chicken
  • one small onion, chopped
  • one tomato, chopped (or a spoonful of tomato paste or tomato sauce)
  • a handful of parsley, chopped
  • a few mint leaves, chopped
  • salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Boil the yams (or potatoes, or sweet potatoes) until tender. When tender, remove from water and mash.

2

While yams are cooking, fry the chicken meat (not the whole chicken) in a few tablespoons of oil. When nearly done add the onion and tomato. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is fully cooked.

3

Add the chicken-onion-tomato mixture to the mashed yam (or its substitute). Add parsley, mint, salt, and pepper. Mix well.

4

Stuff the de-boned chicken with the yam-chicken mixture. Sew the chicken closed with a needle and cooking string. Rub with butter or oil, salt and pepper.

5

Steam the stuffed chicken for two hours in a large Dutch oven (place the chicken on something to keep it out of the boiling water), then baste it with oil or butter and bake or grill it until it is golden brown. -- Or -- Bake or grill the stuffed chicken until it is browned, then wrap it in foil to allow it to continue to cook until fully done.

6

Either way, be sure to use a meat thermometer to check for doneness. Make sure to check the temperature of both the whole chicken and the stuffing

7

Serve Ginger Beer or Green Tea with Mint with or after the meal

8

Category:Ghanan Recipes

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Category:Ghanan Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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