Easy Chicken Estofado Recipe

Chicken Estofado Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 whole chicken, cut to serving parts
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 2 medium- sized carrots, sliced
  • 2 medium- sized potatoes, sliced
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp white wine (or cane vinegar if not available)
  • 1 & 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 pc onion, quartered
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 pcs bay leaves
  • Bread crumbs
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil

HOW TO COOK:

  1. Combine the soy sauce, lemon, and pepper in a bowl then marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes or overnight. 
  2. In a pan, brown the potatoes and carrots then set aside.
  3. In the same pan, brown the chicken then set aside.
  4. In a bigger pan, saute the garlic and onions then put back the chicken.
  5. Add- in a dash of pepper and 3 bay leaves then give it a quick stir.
  6. Add- in the soy sauce, white wine or vinegar, and chicken stock.
  7. Add- in the celery at this time and some of the carrots.
  8. Simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked.
  9. Add- in the potatoes and the remaining carrots until they are cooked.
  10. To thicken the sauce, add- in some bread crumbs until you’ve achieved a slightly thick gravy like sauce.
  11. Remove from heat then transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy!

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Also try: Pork Estofado

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