Delicious Spicy Chicken In Chocolate Sauce Recipe
Perhaps an unusual thought the mixture of chocolate and meat but as you will soon realize if you prepare this dish it is a fantastic marriage between two great culinary ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2-3 small dried chilies, chopped
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large red pepper, sliced
- 200g butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 200g of red kidney beans (drained weight)
- 50g shelled peanuts
- 50g Prestat plain chocolate, melted
- Juice of 2 limes
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Using a flame proof casserole over a low heat, fry the onion, garlic and chilies in the oil until the onion is soft
- Add the pepper, squash and chicken and keep stirring until the chicken is lightly browned
- Add the tomatoes, kidney beans and the peanuts; ensure that it is all well mixed
- Cover the casserole and place it in a preheated oven at 150C/300F/Gas Mark 2 until the squash is tender (roughly an hour)
- Alternatively you can allow it to simmer on the stove for 20-30 minutes
- Now mix the melted chocolate and lime juice together then, when the casserole is cooked, stir in this chocolate mixture paste and the peanut butter
- Season to taste
- This is best served with brown rice
