Makes: 4 – 6 portions Homestyle Comfort Chicken Stew Cooking: Simmer
Preparation Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients
8 |
|
Chicken drumsticks |
7 |
ml |
Salt ( 1 ½ tsp ) |
45 |
ml |
Oil ( 3 Tbsp ) |
1 |
|
Medium onion, chopped |
3 |
|
Garlic cloves, chopped |
7 |
ml |
Curry spice ( 1 ½ tsp ) |
5 |
ml |
Tumeric powder ( 1 tsp ) |
3 |
|
Carrots, cut into bite-size pieces |
2 |
|
Tomatoes, grated or chopped |
5 |
ml |
Tomato paste ( 1 tsp ) |
4 |
|
Bay leaves |
3 |
|
Sprigs Thyme ( Optional ) |
310 |
ml |
Water ( 1 ¼ cup ) |
2 |
|
Large potatoes, cut into bite size pieces |
15 |
ml |
Bovril ( 1 Tbsp ) |
Method
- Rinse the chicken in cold water, pat dry and sprinkle with salt.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan and brown the chicken on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until soft, for about 5 minutes. Add the curry spice, turmeric powder and carrots and cook for 3 minutes until soft, stirring occasionally.
- Add the tomato, tomato paste, bay leaves, thyme and water. Return the chicken to the pan. Cover and allow to simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and stir in the Bovril. Simmer on low heat for 45 minutes until tender.