White Rice and Chicken Stew

Name: White Rice and Chicken Stew
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3 Servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 large chicken; Fresh tomatoes 8 medium size; 1 tin Tomato puree; 2 cloves garlic; Fresh hot pepper 2 medium size; 1 medium onion bulb; 1 bottle groundnut oil. you can use any oil of your choice; Tatashe 4 medium size; 5 cubes maggi; 1 tea spoon of salt; Curry 1 table spoon; Thyme 1 table spoon; 4 cups rice; 1 litre water

Julie Enefola @cook_7438789

Nigeria

This tasty and aromatic stew is everyones favorite in Nigeria, from the road side hawkers to the tables of the elite, it is a welcome accompaniment to compliment any meal or festive spread, it is the aromatic spices added that makes this wonderful dish so mouthwatering and delicious.

Julie Enefola @cook_7438789

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Ingredients

1 Hour

3 Servings

1large chicken
Fresh tomatoes 8 medium size
1 tinTomato puree
2 clovesgarlic
Fresh hot pepper 2 medium size
1medium onion bulb
1 bottlegroundnut oil. you can use any oil of your choice
Tatashe 4 medium size
5 cubesmaggi
1tea spoon of salt
Curry 1 table spoon
Thyme 1 table spoon
4 cupsrice
1 litrewater

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Steps

1 Hour

1

Wash and disjoint the chicken cut into 10 - 12 pieces
2

Season with salt, 2 cubes of maggi and add sliced onion, thyme, cury, garlic and cook for 25 minutes until tender
3

Heat up half of the oil in a pan and fry the cooked chicken until it turns brown but not too dry
4

In another pot, heat up the rest of the oil and fry the ground tomato, hot pepper, tatashe, garlic for 20 minutes until fairly dry
5

Add the tomato puree and some stock if required. stir thoroughly and add the fried chicken pieces.
6

Cook and simmer gently for another 10 minutes stirring frequently until it gets well blended
7

Remove from fire and serve with boil rice
8

To boil your rice, you need to put your pot with water on fire, wash the rice when the water is about to boil you add the rice to it allow it to boil for like 10 minutes
9

After which you remove and wash then return the pot on fire again with a little water that can cook the rice until it gets soft then you add 1/2 tea spoon of salt into the water.
10

You return the rice on fire and cook until it softs
11

Your rice is ready to be served with your stew.