Chicken Afritada
Chicken afritada is a savory Filipino stew with tender chicken, colorful vegetables, and a rich tomato sauce. This easy recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main dish
- Method: cooking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients
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- 1 whole chicken (about 1200g cut into 8 pieces)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsps. white vinegar
- 2 tbsp achuete sauce
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 small onion (diced finely)
- 1 medium tomato (deseeded and diced)
- 2 medium potatoes (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 medium carrot (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 small green bell pepper (diced roughly)
- 1 small red bell pepper (diced roughly)
- 1 tbsp patis (fish sauce) – optional
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- chicken broth or chicken stock (optional)
Instructions
- Sautee garlic in oil for half a minute. Add onions and stir for 2-3 minutes or until about wilted.
- Add tomatoes. Stir until soft and well mixed.
- Add chicken pieces and stir for another two minutes. Pour achuete sauce and turn the chicken until they are all covered by the color.
- Add chicken broth, if using.
- Add the white vinegar. Cover the cooking pot, lower the heat to medium and remember not to stir from this point until after the mixture boils.
- When chicken pieces are half done, add the vegetables. Cook further for another 20 minutes.
- Season with salt, and black pepper. Add tomato paste mixed with an equal amount of water.
- Season with fish sauce, if using. Cook for another five minutes.
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