Senegalese Chicken Yassa with Mustard Onions and Fonio
This simmered dish pairs chicken thigh, boneless skinless with onion, thinly sliced, Dijon mustard and fonio, dry. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.
Toss the chicken with sliced onion, mustard, lemon juice, black pepper, and salt. Let sit 10 minutes while you prep the fonio.
foniosalt
Rinse the fonio quickly in a fine sieve. Bring water to a boil in a small pot, stir in fonio and a pinch of salt, cover, and cook on low 5 minutes. Turn off heat and steam 5 minutes, then fluff.
chicken thighvegetable oil
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high. Sear the chicken 3 to 4 minutes per side until browned and cooked through; transfer to a plate.
onion
In the same skillet, add the marinated onions and cook 6 to 8 minutes until soft and lightly caramelized. Add a splash of water to loosen into a sauce.
chicken thighlemon juicesalt
Return chicken to the skillet and simmer 2 minutes to coat. Taste and adjust salt and lemon.
chicken thighonionDijon mustardfonio
Serve the chicken and mustard-onion sauce over the fonio.
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