How to Prepare Appetizing Brown stewed chicken

Brown stewed chicken. Brown stew chicken, also referred to as stew chicken, is a dish typically eaten for dinner throughout the English speaking Caribbean islands. The dish is popular in Jamaica, Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Belize, Dominica and in Caribbean communities throughout the world. Hello my lovely love bug goooodiesSo you wanted me to show you How Restaurant Make Jamaican Style Brown Stew Chickenand i'm here to deliver.

So easy to make and it comes together quickly. This Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken is full of Caribbean flavor and a perfect main dish for any day of the week. It's the perfect stewed chicken dish when you want to have a taste of the islands. You can have Brown stewed chicken using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Brown stewed chicken

1. Prepare 10 of chicken drumsticks (you can use breast or thighs if you don't like drum sticks).
2. You need 2 of scallions chopped.
3. You need 1 of tomato chopped.
4. You need 2 tbsp of red onion chopped.
5. Prepare 4 tbsp of olive oil.
6. You need 2 clove of garlic chopped.
7. You need 2 tsp of black pepper.
8. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of dried thyme.
9. You need 2 tsp of paprika.
10. You need 1 tsp of onion powder.
11. You need 1 tsp of salt.
12. It's 1/2 tsp of chilli pepper flakes.
13. It's 4 cup of water.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of ketchup.
15. You need 1/2 tsp of brown sugar.

I'm Jamaican and this is the way my Mama made brown stew chicken. It's traditionally served with rice and peas, sliced tomatoes / avocado and fried ripe plantain. If you cut the chicken into very small. I served this brown stew chicken with cabbage w/mixed vegetables, coconut rice & beans (rice and peas) and mini cornbread muffins.

Brown stewed chicken step by step

1. Take off all the skin off the chicken and wash good.
2. Put your chicken in a large bowl and add 1 tablespoon of the oil + the scallions + tomato's + red onion + garlic + black pepper + thyme + paprika + and onion powder and massage it in the chicken and let sit for at least a half hour.
3. In a large deep frying pan add the 3 tablespoons of oil and let heat.
4. Once oil is heated grab one peace of chicken at a time using a fork and scrape off the onions and tomato back into the bowl and add the chicken to frying pan.
5. Once chicken is all in pan sprinkle the chilli pepper flakes over the chicken and fry until the chicken is nicely browned.
6. While the chicken is browning add the water to the bowl that your chicken was marinating in and add the salt and stir trying to get all the seasons off the side of bowl in the water.
7. Once the chicken is browned well enough add the water mixture in the pan and bring to boil on high heat.
8. As it starts to boil turn heat to medium heat and cover (stir occasionally).
9. Once the water starts to evaporate and thicken up uncover and add the ketchup and brown sugar and continue cooking till your water turns into a gravy...serve over rice !.

Oh and a glass of Southern sweet tea on the side ha! So, brown stew chicken is a Jamaican recipe that encompasses deeply marinated and stewed chicken parts. The chicken braises in a ton of spices, herbs, veggies, and more. This is a recipe for brown stewed chicken, Jamaican style. Brown Stewed chicken is a popular dish in the Caribbean.