Categories: Food & Drink

Quick and Easy Dinner: Chicken and Tomato Stew

Whether or not you are a novice or a veteran cook at home, you can never go wrong with any type of stews for a wholesome meal for yourself or family.

In the past, stews were created when the weather started to turn cold, where food was hardly available during bad times.

Hence, women in the past used to make stews over fire that simmers for hours just to feed hungry family members.

Nowadays, stews had become an easy task for single or married people because it is super easy and I used to call it “Dump everything into the pot”.

One of my favorites is Chicken and Tomato Stews which you should try for a change of your boring recipe routine.

It looks like a stew because you simply dump in all the cut vegetables into a pot and allow it to simmer .

Than pour the thickened tomato gravy over the fried chicken. Yes it is super easy and super fast.

Ingredients to prepare

#chicken

Chicken is a versatile ingredient that is commonly used in Asian and Western meals.

If you love chicken bones, you could choose chicken thighs, cut them into convenient pieces ( chunks) before marinating them.

If you love no bones chicken, go for chicken keel or chicken fillets which is popular among kids who are lazy to pull out chicken bones in between the meats. Younger kids may encounter difficulties in distinguishing between bones or chicken meats which may induce choking.

#Tomato

You could choose either fresh chopped tomato drench with tomato ketchup or canned tomato puree for convenience.Otherwise, you could also try tomato paste specially made for pasta or spaghetti. I love Prego brand which gives the authentic taste of Western style.

# Vegetables

Use green pepper or celery, those vegetables with firmer texture. Do not use leafy vegetables because it would turn mushy in stews.

Chicken with Tomato Stew

Ingredients:

2 chicken thighs or chicken keel
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
White/black pepper
1 canned of tomato
1 green pepper ( capcium)
1 large onion-peeled and sliced into rings
1 clove garlic-chopped
1/2 tsp oregano powder
1/2 tsp basil powder
1/2 dill seeds
150ml white wine or cooking wine
1 tsp sugar
1 big tomato cut into halves and slices for decoration
Chopped chinese parsley for garnish

Step by step method:

Cut the chicken thighs into convenient pieces.
Marinate the chicken pieces with light soy sauce, oyster sauce and pepper.
Heat up a frying pan with a little oil. Deep fry the chicken pieces until cooked and brownish.
Set aside.
To make the tomato stew, heat up the pan with olive oil ( not palm oil).
Stir fry garlic until fragrant.
Add in the rest of the ingredients except the cut tomatoes and parsley.
Allow the mixture to simmer for a few minutes.
Place the cooked chicken on a plate.
Bring the tomato stew , pour all over the chicken in a circle form so that all of them are drenched well.
Garnish with chopped chinese parsley.
Decorate the plate with slices of tomatoes.