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Jamaican brown chicken stew
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Levi Roots cooks a spicy Caribbean stew that he learned from his Jamaican grandmother
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Ingredients
- 16 pieces chicken, (leg, thigh, breast), skinned
- 1 Lemon, juice only
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp all-purpose seasoning, (see Cook’s note below)
- 1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 tsp chicken seasoning, or extra all-purpose seasoning
- 400ml vegetable oil
- 3 Spring onions, chopped
- 2 Onions, chopped
- 1 Scotch bonnet chilli, seeded and chopped
- 1 clove Garlic, chopped
- 1/2 red Peppers, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 green Peppers, seeded and chopped
- knob of Butter
To serve
Method
1. Rub the chicken all over with the lemon juice to remove all traces of the skin.2. Put the chicken in a non-metallic dish and sprinkle with the salt, all-purpose seasoning, black pepper and chicken seasoning. Using your hands, rub the seasonings in to give the meat a good flavour, then leave it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or overnight, if you have time. (Be sure to wash your hands really well after touching raw chicken and meat.)
3. Heat the oil in a large, deep flameproof casserole until really hot.
4. Remove the chicken from the seasoning, reserving the seasoning mix. Add 6-8 pieces of chicken to the oil and fry gently for about 5 minutes on each side until the chicken is browned.
5. Remove the chicken from the casserole and carefully scoop out most of the oil, leaving just a small amount in the bottom.
6. Return the chicken to the casserole and add the reserved seasoning mixture, spring onions, onions, chilli, garlic and peppers. Pour in 450ml water, add the butter, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the liquid is reduced to a rich gravy.
7. Serve with basmati rice.
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View all comments (10)Great recipe my family love it.
Not really impressed with this. I too followed the insructions exactly and it did not look like the picture at all. Not the same color or consistency. Extra butter didn't help. I merged the ingredients of the brown stew chicken recipe to try to save it. Haven't served it to my husband yet but I don't think he'll like it...I don't
I saw this cooked on t.v. and could not wait to try it. I went and bought all the ingredients and followed the recipe exactly. I must have done something wrong because it just tasted like chicken and rice to me! Very dissapointed.
To use 16 peices of chicken you need a very large pan. When finished was very watery with the oil on top. Had to add a tin of tomatoes to thicken, tasted not too bad but was not a thick stew at all. Disappointing.
Sorry about that - it's in fact a knob of butter. The ingredients list has been changed.
When it says one butter does it mean one block?
This was rlly tasty n easy 2make...My kids kuvd it n im off 2buy Levi's recipe book on Monday.
I just made this but I used 3 spoons of peanut butter instead of 1 butter and its so tasty and spicy! Love it ! With peanut butter you wont feel the guilt.
This recipe is fantastic!
I made this the other night and it was absolutely delicious! The chicken tasted so good! I marinaded it for a few hours before cooking. Not the healthiest dish with all the oil and butter though and so next time I am going to try and make it with less of each. So easy to make too, a permanent fixture in our house!
I will be putting the Levi Roots recipe book on my Christmas wish list!
Lauren