Sweet and Sour Chicken Stew

Ingredients

MAINS: 1 Whole Chicken either deboned or bone in,5 carrots,1 whole onion,1 stalk of bro

PREPARATION: Cut chicken slightly bigger than bite size pieces. Peel carrots and slice them into quarter inch thickness.

Cut onions into thin slices and also cut tomatoes into thick chunks, slice the ginger into thin pieces.

Peel potatoes and cut into bite size pieces and peel the cloves of garlic and crush.

COOKING: In a large pot heat the oil and add ginger, garlic.

Once the garlic and ginger is sautéed add the chicken and cook on medium high heat till the chicken turns brown.

As soon as the chicken turns brown add salt, sugar and vinegar, chilli and a cup of water .Save the other cup of water for later.

Turn the heat low and simmer for about 45 minutes stirring occasionally.

Taste the broth and add anything that you wish that would enhance the taste more.

If everything is cool after 45 minutes add the tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and the other half of the water and keep simmering for half an hour.

At this point the chicken stew should be ready. Use your judgement .

If need be simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes. Take off heat add broccoli and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Now grab a bowl, pour the beautiful looking stew in it and chow it down:)

The weather was getting cooler and we wondered what would be a nice treat for dinner that would make us all warm and fuzzy:)

Quissy suggested that we look in the freezer and fridge.

To our delight we found some nice veggies and chicken waiting to be put to work LOL.

I quickly put my apron on and went to work:)

4.0 servings

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 8:07pm