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Mustard Chicken

Gabonese-style mustard chicken marinated with lemon, garlic, onion, chile, salt, and pepper, then roasted until golden.

Country
Gabon
Region
Central Africa
Time
70 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
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4 steps 20 min prep 50 min cook (check method) 70 min total easy
1
Make the marinade
Mix mustard, lemon juice, garlic, oil, chile if using, salt, and black pepper.
2
Marinate chicken
Coat chicken well, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Kitchen noteTwo hours gives a deeper mustard flavor.
Marinate 30:00
3
Roast
Heat oven to 200C. Arrange chicken skin-side up with onion rings and roast until golden and cooked through.
Roast chicken 45:00
4
Rest and serve
Rest 5 minutes, then spoon pan juices over the chicken and serve.
Rest 05:00

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When to cook it

Best for Gatherings, weeknight dinner. Plan on a easy cook. Allow about 70 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Rice, fried plantains, cassava, green salad, or tomato relish

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Gabon national table. A structured Gabon dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

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.
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Rice, fried plantains, cassava, green salad, or tomato relish

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