🍅 Chicken Caldereta

Meat · Main ingredient: Chicken · ⏱ 38 min · Serves 5 · ~₱365 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 3 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 pc Onion, chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic, minced
• 2 cups Tomato sauce
• 3 tbsp Liver spread (or pate)
• 2 pc Medium potatoes, cubed
• 1 pc Carrot, sliced
• 1 pc Red bell pepper, sliced
• 0.5 cup Green peas
• 1 cup Grated cheese or 3 slices cheddar cheese
• 2 pcs Dried bay leaves
• 2 tbsp Fish sauce
• 3 pinch Salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste
• 1.5 pcs Red chili (optional)

Instructions

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in a pot; fry potatoes and carrots until lightly golden, then set aside.
3. In the same pot, sauté onion and garlic until fragrant.
4. Add chicken and cook until browned.
5. Pour in tomato sauce, water or broth, bay leaves, and fish sauce; bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 25-30 minutes until chicken is tender.
6. Stir in liver spread until well combined with the sauce.
7. Add fried potatoes and carrots, bell pepper, and chili; simmer for 5-8 minutes.
8. Add green peas and cheese, stirring until cheese melts and sauce thickens.
9. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve hot with rice.

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