{"id":3707,"slug":"yassa-poulet-senegalese-chicken","title":"Yassa Poulet (Senegalese Chicken)","description":"Yassa poulet is a popular dish that can be found throughout West Africa, though it specifically originated from Senegal. It has a unique, sweet taste.","ingredients_raw":["6 chicken thighs","3 large onions, thinly sliced","4 garlic cloves, neatly minced","3 tablespoons dijon mustard","2 cups chicken broth","½ cup lemon juice","2 teaspoons smoked paprika","1 teaspoon cayenne pepper","2 teaspoons bouillon powder","1 teaspoon salt or to taste","4 tablespoons olive oil"],"ingredients_norm":["chicken thigh","onion","garlic clove","dijon mustard","chicken broth","lemon juice","smoked paprika","cayenne pepper","bouillon powder","salt","olive oil"],"steps":["Wash the chicken and pat it dry with paper towels.","Put the chicken in a large bowl with the garlic, onions, dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, bouillon powder, cayenne pepper and smoked paprika. Mix together well and place in the fridge to marinate for 2–12 hours.","Take the chicken out of the marinade, and scrape off the marinade and the onions. Reserve the marinade.","Heat the olive oil in the large Dutch oven over medium heat, and add the chicken. Let it brown on both sides for 5 minutes. Take out and set aside the chicken.","To the pot, add the onions and remaining marinade. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes until browned.","Return the browned chicken pieces to the sweet caramelized onions.","Add the chicken broth, and simmer for 20 minutes over medium heat until the chicken is fully cooked.","Taste for salt and other ingredients and make any necessary adjustments."],"categories":["Chicken recipes","Recipes using chicken thigh","Senegalese recipes","African recipes","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using dehydrated broth","Recipes using chicken broth and stock","Recipes using Dijon mustard"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Yassa_Poulet_(Senegalese_Chicken)","source_ref":"4613409","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Yassa_Poulet_(Senegalese_Chicken)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"5ec4505ec33f053ddbe384f08eda7f95f454e68c9c67ab71a951c95980bbb645","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:31Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/yassa-poulet-senegalese-chicken"}