Chicken Afritada

Chicken Afritada is a filipino inspired dish similar to a Chicken and TomatoStew with big rich tomato flavours, colourful veg and juicy chickenpieces.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Australian

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Servings people

Calories 357kcal

Author Kim

Ingredients

500 grams Skinless chicken thigh
1 cup Chicken Stock/Broth
1 cup Tomato Puree/Tomato Passata
3 tablespoons Crushed Garlic
2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons Fish Sauce
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 small Brown onion (diced)
1 large Tomato (diced)
1 cup Sweet Potato peeled and diced
1 cup Red and Green Capsicum/Pepper cut into chunks
½ cup Frozen green peas
1 Bay Leaf
1 teaspoon Natural Granulated Sweetener that measures like sugar
½ teaspoon black pepper

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C/350 degrees F
Marinate 500 grams Skinless chicken thigh in 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce, 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice and HALF of the 3 tablespoons Crushed Garlic for 20 minutes. (reserve the remainder of garlic for the sauce)
Add the Chicken thighs and 1 tablespoon Olive oil into a non stick pan on high heat until it is golden and brown, but not cooked all the way through. Place into a large casserole dish.
Add 1 small Brown onion (diced), the remaining garlic, ½ teaspoon black pepper and 1 large Tomato (diced), into the pan and cook on high for 2 minutes or until onion becomes translucent
Add in the 2 tablespoons Fish Sauce, 1 cup Tomato Puree/Tomato Passata, 1 cup Chicken Stock/Broth, 1 Bay Leaf and 1 teaspoon Natural Granulated Sweetener that measures like sugar to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil and then pour over the chicken into the casserole dish.
Add ½ cup Frozen green peas, 1 cup Red and Green Capsicum/Pepper and 1 cup Sweet Potato to casserole dish, stirring through
Cover with foil and cook in the oven for 40 minutes.
Remove foil and let sit for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh lemon, and fresh diced parsley. Serve on its own, or with brown rice.

Notes

Freezing: This dish will keep in the freezer upto for 8 weeks. Store in portion sized servings and defrost overnight in the fridge or microwave.
Different Type of Chicken: Instead of skinless chicken thigh, you can use the same quantity of chicken drumsticks or marylands (same cooking time), or chicken tenderloins (halve the cooking time)
Servings Suggestions: Traditionally served with white rice, but I serve with brown rice. Also cous cous, cauliflour rice, mash, or crusty bread would work.
Heat: Add chilli flakes in to the pot abd stir through before baking it it the oven. For even more heat, add additional fresh diced chilli on top.

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