Brown Stewed Chicken

brown stewed chicken

(serves 4)

Ingredients

  • SEASONED TM - Original Blend Mix
  • Chicken Thighs (4)
  • Lemon (1)
  • Browning Sauce (4 tbsp)
  • Carrots (2) 
  • Small Onion - White/Red (1)
  • Red Pepper (½)
  • Yellow Pepper (½)
  • Garlic Cloves (4)
  • Fresh Thyme - 1 Small Sprig
  • Sunflower Oil (500ml)
  • Chicken Stock Cube (1)
  • Cold Water (750ml)


To Thicken (Optional)

  • Plain Flour (3 tbsp)
  • Cold Water (8 tbsp)

Prep

  1. Slice the onion, peppers and garlic, and cut the carrots into fine strips. 
  2. Place your chicken thighs into a plastic bowl with cold water and lemon juice.
  3. Gently wash the chicken or leave it to soak in the mixture for 10 minutes.
  4. Drain the mixture before adding a generous sprinkling of SEASONED TM - Original Blend. Stir the chicken with a wooden spoon to ensure the chicken is evenly coated.
  5. Add the vegetable mix to the plastic bowl and top with the browning sauce. Leave to marinate for at least 3 hours.

Method

  1. Heat the sunflower oil in a Dutch pot or a deep frying pan.
  2. Add the chicken to the pot/pan and brown on both sides. Cook for around
    5 minutes or until the juices run clear. 
  3. Remove the chicken and place to one side. Carefully discard the excess oil.
  4. Place the chicken, vegetables, thyme and 1 stock cube into your pot/pan. 
  5. Add 750ml of cold water, before bringing it to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes, adding more water if required.

To Thicken

  1. Add 3 tbsps of plain flour to the cold water, mix into a paste & sieve into the simmering chicken.
  2. Gently stir & simmer for a further 2/3 minutes.

Serve with rice and peas or with boiled yam, green bananas and cornmeal dumplings.