Poultry dishes
Chicken yassa
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Senegalese chicken in a lemon-mustard marinade – tangy, spiced and one of West Africa's best-known dishes.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 40 minutes
- Total: approx. 55 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 405 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 25.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 6.6 g
- Fat
- ≈ 29.9 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 4 large onions · ≈ 400.0 g
- 2 lemons · ≈ 80.0 g
- 2 tbsp mustard · ≈ 30.0 g
- 2 tbsp oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 800 g chicken thighs · ≈ 560 g · Estimated edible amount without bones or shells
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 800 g chicken thighs
- 4 large onions
- 2 lemons
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Whisk lemon juice, mustard and seasonings.
- Marinate the chicken.
- Sear in a pan.
- Add the onions.
- Braise for 40 minutes.
- Serve with rice.
