Poulet Moambé / Poulet Nyembwe

Ingredients

• a very small amount of oil for frying

  preferably palm oil
  1 unit
• one Chicken

  cut into bite-sized pieces
  1 unit
• one Onion

  finely chopped (optional)
  1 unit
• one ripe tomato

  chopped; or canned tomato, drained, (optional)
  1 unit
• one to two dozen okra

  chopped (optional)
  1 unit
• two cloves garlic

  finely chopped—or—one small bunch of sorrel leaves or parsley, finely chopped (optional)
  1 unit
• chile pepper

  chopped (optional)
  1 unit
• salt

  black pepper, cayenne pepper or red pepper (to taste)
  1 unit
• moambé or nyembwe sauce (also called palm butter)
  1 unit