Chicken Afritada

Ingredients

  • 2 Ibs chicken, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 large potato, quartered
  • 1 iarge carrot, sliced
  • 1 large bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 pieces hotdogs, sliced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 11/4 cups chicken broth or stock
  • 2 pieces dried 'Jay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
  • 4 tablespoons cooking oil
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Pour-in cooking oil in a cooking pot or casserole then apply heat.

Pan-fry the chicken until the color turns light brown (about 3 minutes per side).

Remove the chicken from the cooking pot.

On the same cooking pot, saute garlic and onions.

Put-in the sliced hotdogs and pan-fried chicken then cook for a minute.

Pour-in tomato sauce and chicken stock then add bay leaves. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.

Add the potato and carrots then simmer for 7 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

Put-in the bell pepper, green peas, salt, sugar, and ground black pepper then cook for 3 minutes more.

Turn-off heat then transfer to a serving plate.

Serve with steamed rice. Share and enjoy!