Chicken Fafa

Chicken stewed with taro leaves and coconut.

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Chicken
• 600 g Taro leaves
• 2 cups Coconut cream
• 2 Onions
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Ginger
• 2 tsp Salt
• 2 cups Water

Method

1. Prepare the leaves — Strip the stems and wash the taro leaves.
2. Boil the leaves — Cook them in water for 30 minutes — taro leaves must be thoroughly cooked.
3. Brown the chicken — Sear with onion, garlic and ginger.
4. Combine — Add the cooked leaves and simmer 30 minutes.
5. Add coconut — Pour in the coconut cream and cook gently 15 minutes without boiling hard.
6. Fafa is ready — Season and serve with rice or breadfruit.

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