🍅 Chicken Afritada

Chicken · Main ingredient: Chicken · ⏱ 35 min · Serves 5 · ~₱345 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 3 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 pc Onion, sliced
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 2 pc Large tomatoes, chopped (or 1 cup tomato sauce)
• 2 pc Medium potatoes, cubed
• 1 pc Large carrot, sliced
• 1 pc Red bell pepper, sliced
• 0.5 cup Green peas
• 2 tbsp Fish sauce (patis)
• 1 pc Bay leaf
• 3 pinch Salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in a pot and fry potatoes and carrots briefly until lightly golden; remove and set aside.
3. In the same pot, sauté onion and garlic until fragrant.
4. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned.
5. Add tomatoes and cook, mashing, until softened into a sauce, or stir in tomato sauce.
6. Pour in water or broth and bay leaf, bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 20-25 minutes until chicken is tender.
7. Add fried potatoes, carrots, and fish sauce; simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Add bell pepper and green peas, and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
9. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve hot with rice.

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