Lovo-Style Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, jointed
• 1 cup coconut cream
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 2 green onions, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Banana leaves, for wrapping

Instructions

1. 1Build a fire over stones in a pit and let it burn down until the stones are glowing hot.
2. 2Marinate the chicken pieces in coconut cream, garlic, ginger, green onions, salt, and pepper for 20 minutes.
3. 3Wrap the marinated chicken tightly in banana leaves.
4. 4Place the wrapped parcels onto the hot stones in the pit.
5. 5Cover with more banana leaves and soil to seal in the heat and smoke.
6. 6Cook for 2-2.5 hours, then carefully unearth and unwrap.
7. 7Serve the smoky, tender chicken with rice or cassava.

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