Filipino Chicken Stew (Afritada style)
This delicious chicken stew recipe is a Filipino chicken stew style or called Afritada. Made of pan-fried potatoes, carrots and chicken, sauteed in onion and garlic with tomato-based sauce, soy sauce and bay leaf. Quick and easy chicken recipe! Ready in 30 Minutes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 279kcal
Equipment
- Saucepot
Ingredients
- 400 g chicken breasts cubed
- 225 g potato medium size cubed
- 125 g carrot medium 1-inch round sliced
- 75 g celery 1 stalk 1-inch sliced
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 100 g red bell pepper small size cubbed
- 100 g green bell pepper small size cubed
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bouillon cube crushed or grated
- ¼ ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp Canola oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Fry potatoes and carrots until lightly browned. Transfer on a plate and set aside.
- Saute onion and garlic until fragrant and lightly browned. Add the chicken, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and black pepper. Cover the pot and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce and water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked and tender.
- Add the celery, bay leaves, and season with grated/crushed bouillon cube. Cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add the fried potatoes and carrots, then the chopped bell peppers. Cover and simmer for another 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Serve in a bowl over steamed rice.
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Notes
Note: You can pan fry the chicken first as you wish before adding to the sauteed onion and garlic. It's optional.
