Recette Du Poulet Soumbala Grillé Façon Burkinabés😋The Best Locust Beans Grilled Chicken Ever😋

locust beans

🥗Healthier: fermented soybeans

💰Cheaper: dried beans

Fermented soybeans provide similar umami flavor, while dried beans are more accessible.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are often less expensive.

Clean chicken thighs and make cuts into the chicken for better marinade absorption.

Mix 5 tablespoons of grounded locust beans, salt, vegetable oil, and water to create the marinade.

Marinate chicken with the mixture, ensuring it's well coated, and let it sit for 2 to 4 hours.

Prepare a side sauce using 4 tablespoons of grounded locust beans, 4 tablespoons of non-grounded locust beans, blended red scotch bonnet peppers, 1 tablespoon of blended fresh ginger, 2 tablespoons of blended garlic, 1 bean cube crushed, chopped onion, and oil.

Cook the sauce by heating oil, adding garlic and ginger paste, then chopped onions, followed by scotch bonnet peppers, and finally the locust beans.

Add water and salt to the sauce, cover, and cook until done, stirring occasionally.

Preheat an electric grill and coat it with oil from the marinade.

Grill the marinated chicken skin side down for 5 to 10 minutes until browned, then flip and brush with remaining marinade.

Continue grilling until chicken is cooked to desired taste, then let it rest for 10 minutes before serving with pepper sauce and a side of fried yam and salad.

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