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.
