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Frango com Quiabo (Brazilian Chicken with Okra)

Name: Frango com Quiabo (Brazilian Chicken with Okra)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: bone-in chicken thighs 800 g; okra 250 g; onion, sliced 150 g; tomatoes, chopped 200 g; garlic, minced 15 g; vegetable oil 30 ml; chicken stock 250 ml; bay leaves 2 pieces; fine salt 6 g; black pepper 2 g; cooked white rice 600 g

Braised chicken thighs with okra, tomato and onion in a light sauce.

55 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Frango com quiabo is home cooking from Minas Gerais, and the okra is not a vegetable side note — it is there to thicken and to bind the sauce to the chicken. Cutting the okra too early and letting it cook down is what makes the sauce gluey rather than silky. Serve it with rice and beans, and plenty of time to sit down.

Ingredients

bone-in chicken thighs800 g
okra250 g
onion, sliced150 g
tomatoes, chopped200 g
garlic, minced15 g
vegetable oil30 ml
chicken stock250 ml
bay leaves2 pieces
fine salt6 g
black pepper2 g
cooked white rice600 g

Directions

1
Sear chicken in oil 6 minutes until golden.
chicken is golden on both sides
2
Add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes.
3
Add tomato, stock, bay, salt and pepper; simmer 20 minutes.
4
Stir in okra; simmer 10 minutes until tender.
5
Serve over rice.

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