Cameroon | Main dish

Poulet DG

Cameroonian chicken with fried plantains, carrots, green beans, peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and herbs.

Country
Cameroon
Region
Central Africa
Time
115 min
Serves
6
Level
medium
Explore Cameroon recipes Browse AfroKitchen
Recipe overview

What to know before you cook

Use this overview to check the occasion, serving ideas, regional context, and cooking commitment before you begin.

When to cook it

Best for parties, Sunday lunch, and any table that wants one colorful centerpiece.. Plan on a medium cook and about 115 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Serve as a complete plate or with rice for a larger meal.

Regional lane

Celebration and steamed table. Koki beans, plantain, chicken, and party cooking that crosses regions.

Chef watch-outs
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
  • Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.
  • Cooking on heat that is too high once the dish should be steaming or simmering.
How you know it is ready
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
  • The final texture should match the dish style before you plate it.
Pantry lane

bitter leaves, groundnut, eru leaves, waterleaf, palm oil

Recipe photos

See the dish before you cook

Each recipe supports one main image and up to four extra prep, serving, or step photos when they are available.

Poulet DG recipe from Cameroon
Poulet DG finished dish
Chef board

Build the table around Poulet DG

Serve as a complete plate or with rice for a larger meal.

Best route from here

Celebration and steamed table

Collections to keep cooking
Explore Cameroon recipes
Servings 6

Scale the dish before you shop, then use the checklist while you cook.

How to cook it

Step-by-step method

Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.

Back to Cameroon
4 steps 40 min prep 75 min cook 115 min total medium
1
Season and brown
Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic, and ginger. Brown in a wide pot until golden on several sides.
brown chicken 15:00
2
Fry the plantains
Fry plantain slices in hot oil until golden on both sides. Drain and set aside.
Kitchen noteFirm ripe plantains hold their shape best.
fry plantain 15:00
3
Make the vegetable sauce
Cook onions, tomatoes, carrots, green beans, and peppers with the chicken until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through.
simmer sauce 45:00
4
Fold together
Add fried plantains and herbs. Toss gently until glossy and hot, then serve.
finish 07:00

Vegetable choices vary, with carrots, green beans, peppers, celery, leeks, and tomatoes all common. Plantains are usually fried before joining the sauce.

Keep exploring

Cook around Poulet DG

Follow country, category, collection, time, and pairing paths without turning the recipe page into a link farm.

Koki Beans recipe from Cameroon Cameroon Side Koki Beans Black-eyed peas blended into a smooth paste with palm oil and spices, then wrapped in banana leaves and steamed into a savo... Time90 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyMedium DietVegetarian RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Ndolé recipe from Cameroon Cameroon Stew Ndolé Cameroon's national dish — bitter leaves cooked down with ground peanuts, crayfish, and prawns into a rich, complex stew. E... Time90 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Achu and Yellow Soup recipe from Cameroon Cameroon Main dish Achu and Yellow Soup Cameroonian pounded cocoyam served with yellow palm-oil soup, kanwa, spices, meat, and fish. Time120 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Kwacoco Bible recipe from Cameroon Cameroon Main dish Kwacoco Bible Cameroonian grated cocoyam steamed with greens, smoked fish, palm oil, and spices in leaf packets. Time125 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe
Browse AfroKitchen Explore Cameroon recipes