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Afritada (Filipino Chicken and Tomato Stew)

Name: Afritada (Filipino Chicken and Tomato Stew)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: chicken pieces 800 g; crushed tomatoes 400 g; potato, cubed 300 g; carrot, sliced 150 g; bell pepper, sliced 150 g; onion, sliced 150 g; garlic, minced 15 g; bay leaves 2 pieces; fish sauce 25 ml; sugar 15 g; vegetable oil 40 ml

Chicken, vegetables and tomato simmered in a bright red sauce.

60 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Afritada is the bright red everyday stew, and its colour is tomato cooked down rather than any pepper, which is why it tastes sweeter than adobo. Chicken and vegetables go into the same pot and stay soft rather than holding their shape. It is the pot for using up vegetables at the back of the fridge.

Ingredients

chicken pieces800 g
crushed tomatoes400 g
potato, cubed300 g
carrot, sliced150 g
bell pepper, sliced150 g
onion, sliced150 g
garlic, minced15 g
bay leaves2 pieces
fish sauce25 ml
sugar15 g
vegetable oil40 ml

Directions

1
Brown chicken in oil 8 minutes.
2
Add onion, garlic and bay; soften 5 minutes.
3
Add tomato, fish sauce and sugar; simmer 12 minutes.
4
Add potato, carrot and pepper; simmer 15 minutes.

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