Kedjenou Recipe – Ivorian Stew

When I heard that Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON 2015), I thought to myself, this is so meant to be. I had been planning and plotting my Kedjenou recipe in my head for a few months. That always happens to me. I hear about a recipe, I research it, I obsess about it for months and finally put something out there.
Kedjenou is an Ivorian stew made of chicken and vegetables that is slowly cooked and when i say slowly, i mean slowwwwly. Being from Nigeria, this was a weird experience for me. Most of our dishes have faster versions so to hear that I had to cook this slowly was an initial mental roadblock for me. However, I have to say the result was amazing. I have been stopping myself from going back to the pot. I think this would be a staple in my weekly menu from now on. The aroma that fills the house as well is so inspiring. This dish is very fitfam friendly as it has no oil and is made up of proteins and very filling vegetables. Some people serve theirs with rice, cassava or cous cous but I had mine just as is. Thank you Côte d’Ivoire for this amazing recipe!

Recipe for Kedjenou

Ingredients

8 pieces of chicken

4 large tomatoes

1/2 bulb of large onion

1/2 large egg plant

1/4 large cabbage

1 Large carrot shredded

3 cloves of garlic

1 teaspoon of chopped ginger

3 seasoning cubes (small)

3 scotch bonnet peppers

Salt (I didn’t add to mine but you can)

Method

Pre-heat your oven to 325F.

Wash your chicken and place in your roasting pan. Add your seasoning to the chicken and rub in properly. Chop all your vegetables and add to the pan. Place in the oven and slow cook for 2-3 hours. Constantly go back to the oven to shake the pan so the chicken does not stick to the pan. The chicken is ready when the chicken starts to fall off the bone. (Disclaimer: I couldn’t wait for mine as I was super hungry so once the chicken was cooked 2 hours in I started eating)

Serve hot!

P:S You can cook this in a pot on the stove as well but on the lowest heat possible.