Ghanaian Light Soup (No Nuts!) with Chicken and Dumplings
A comforting and flavorful Ghanaian light soup featuring chicken and hearty dumplings. This rendition is completely nut-free and suitable for those with nut allergies.
Ingredients
- about 680 g Chicken pieces (bone-in)
- 1 large Onion
- 3 large Tomatoes
- 1 medium Red bell pepper
- 1/2 small Scotch bonnet pepper
- 1 tablespoon Ginger
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 6 cups Chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1 recipe Cornmeal dumplings
Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.
Instructions
- 1Season chicken pieces with salt, pepper, ginger, and garlic.
- 2Blend tomatoes, red bell pepper, onion, and scotch bonnet pepper into a smooth puree.
- 3In a large pot, combine the chicken pieces, blended tomato mixture, and chicken broth.
- 4Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
- 5Prepare the cornmeal dumplings: Mix cornmeal with water and salt to form a dough.
- 6Drop spoonfuls of the dumpling mixture into the simmering soup.
- 7Cook for another 15-20 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through and the soup has thickened slightly.
- 8Serve hot.
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