Chicken Afritada Recipe

Chicken Afritada is a stew of pan fried chicken pieces and tomato sauce with some potatoes and bell peppers.  It was most likely adapted from a Spanish dish like Pollo Guisado. Please enjoy this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. chicken, cut into serving pieces

1 large size potato, quartered

1 large carrot, sliced

1 large bell pepper, sliced

1 cup green peas

8 Oz tomato sauce

4 cloves garlic, minced

4 pieces hotdogs, sliced

1 medium onion, diced

1 ¼ cups chicken broth or stock

2 pieces dried bay leaves

1 teaspoon granulated white sugar

4 tbsp. Cooking oil

Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1.       Pour in cooking oil in a cooking pot or casserole then apply heat.

  2.       Pan fry the chicken until the color turns light brown.

  3.       Remove the chicken from the cooking pot.

  4.       On the same cooking pot, sauté garlic and onions.

  5.       Put in the sliced hotdogs and pan friend chicken then cook for a minute.

  6.       Pour in tomato sauce and chicken stock the add bay leaves. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.

  7.       Add the potato and carrots then simmer for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

  8.       Put in the bell pepper, green peas, salt, sugar and ground black pepper the cook for 5 minutes.

  9.       Turn off heat then transfer into a serving plate.

  10.   Serve with steamed rice. Share and enjoy!

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