Recipe: Perfect Chicken Afritada

Chicken Afritada. Chicken Afritada or afritadang manok is a type of Filipino chicken stew with tomato based sauced. It is a simple dish that can be cooked on regular days. It is perfect for lunch and is better when eaten with warm white rice.

Made with a whole chicken, tomatoes, and potatoes, chicken afritada is a traditional savory stew from the Philippines that's great over rice. Then I would transfer the browned chicken pieces in the crockpot. HOW TO COOK CHICKEN AFRITADA: Heat cooking oil in a pan or wok. You can have Chicken Afritada using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Afritada

1. It's 16 of drumsticks or 2 large chicken thighs ( cut in cubes).
2. Prepare 1 of Onion powder, garlic powder, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil.
3. Prepare 1 large of onion, diced in small cubes.
4. It's 4 clove of garlic, minced.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of basil.
6. You need 1 tsp of oregano.
7. You need 2 of -3 cups of chicken broth.
8. Prepare 3 tbsp of chicken powder stock.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of sugar.
10. You need 12 oz of tomato sauce.
11. Prepare 1 large of russet potato, cubed.
12. It's 4 of carrots.
13. You need 1 of red bell pepper, cubed.
14. You need 1 cup of green pea.
15. You need 1 of Green onion (scallion) and cilantro to garnish.
16. You need 4 tbsp of vegetable oil.
17. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
18. You need 1 of Salt and pepper to taste.

Saute potatoes, carrots and bell pepper. Using the same pan, saute garlic then add onion. Chicken Afritada with Bell Pepper is a version of my favorite chicken afritada that makes use of bell peppers or capsicum. This is a type of Filipino chicken stew cooked in a tomato based sauce.

Chicken Afritada instructions

1. Lightly sprinkle salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, soy sauce and sesame oil on the chicken. Rub the season on the chicken well and marinade for at least one hour..
2. This is how the vegetable should be like.
3. In a big pot, heat up about 4 tbsp vegetable oil on high heat. Keep the heat high, brown chicken on both sides (do not need to entirely cook the chicken at this point). Take the chicken out of the pot, place in a bowl and discard the rest of the frying oil, just leave enough oil to coat the bottom of the pot..
4. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, on high heat, add onion. Stir frequently until onion is translucent, add garlic, basil and oragano, stir for about one minute. Add in the chicken broth, tomato sauce, sugar and chicken powder stock, cook until you see bubbles then add chicken. Cover and cook for 30 minutes..
5. Add potato and carrot, stir the pot and cover the lid. Cook for another 15 minutes..
6. Add bell pepper and green pea, stir the pot and cover the lid. Cook for 5 minutes..
7. Final touch, add salt to taste..
8. This is the chicken powder stock that I used. You can find it at the asian grocery store.

It usually has potato and carrot. This recipe, in particular, also makes use of red and green bell peppers. If many people will share your Chicken Afritada, you can cut the chicken into smaller pieces and perhaps add more potato and carrot. I use store bought chicken broth for this recipe. You may use regular chicken stock or chicken cube.

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