Chicken Stew (African Style)

African Chicken Stew —  African Chicken Stew- A stew like no other. Easy, Aromatic and Flavorful . Great weeknight meal. Paired with Savory Coconut Rice!

Ingredients ¼-1/2 cup oil 3- 3 1/2 pound hen cut in pieces 5-6 Roma tomatoes or 2 cups tomato puree 1 medium onion sliced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 Tablespoon paprika ¼ teaspoon curry powder 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon maggi or bouillon granules 2 cups water 2 inexperienced onion chopped whites and inexperienced parts 3 tablespoon parsley 1- 2 cups of sliced carrots Salt and pepper to taste Instructions Season hen with, salt and pepper. Set aside In a big pot, warmth oil over medium heat, till hot, after which upload the hen and sauté stirring, frequently, any browned bits off the backside of the pot, till hen is brown. If utilizing recent tomatoes mix tomatoes, onions, garlic, and onions. Pour the tomatos mix within the pot of chicken, convey to a boil and permit it simmer till delicate (depending at the chicken) about 20- 30 minutes, frequently stirring the saucepan to avoid burns. If utilizing tomato sauce; upload the onion, sauté till tender, about 4-5- minutes. Pour tomato sauce, curry powder, smoked paprika, thyme, bay leaf, garlic and bouillon powder. Bring to a boil and permit it simmer for about 20-30 minutes. Add about 2 cups of water to the pan. Add carrots, inexperienced onions, parsley. Cook for one other 5 minutes. Adjust thickness of soup with water or stock.

Stews have all the time been phase of the delicacies in Africa namely in West African countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and my dwelling nation Cameroon. Also  generic in a few East African Countries like Kenya. There are all types of stews – beef, oxtail, and fish and obviously those deeply flavored hen stew.  I even have encountered many adjustments of stews by way of the years and love them all.

A standard African stew begins with the browning of hen  which offers the stew more flavor. You would possibly select to omit this phase to chop down at the use of oil

This hen stew begins by slowly simmering tomatoes and onions.  You can use canned tomatoes, recent or puree tomatoes.  I want to make use of roma tomatoes while I can. They are much less acidic and scale back the cooking time but I typically use canned tomato sauce. In my opinion, a nice African stew is one which has a visible tomato presence with out the sharp taste. A few introduced spices like curry, thyme, paprika and onions facilitates on this process.  Making for an intensely flavorful sauce.

While a few stews would possibly take a lengthy time to cook, the real practise is easy and instantly ahead and the effects tremendous. Stews have been as soon as seen a MUST have for Christmas tables in Cameroon. – A festive meal. Each home, cooking up their very own variation, for pals and household to savor. It pairs effectively with white rice or any starchy edge (plantains, yams,)