What is a stew? A stew is a one-pot meal that is a combination of any meat with a few types of vegetables in it. The gravy is thicker than a soup.
When you feel you can only cook 1 dish for the day, this dish is to be considered. It is full of flavour and goodness.
Here is a simple Chinese Chicken and Potato Stew Recipe that is my family’s favourite.
Ingredients
- ½ chicken weighing approximately 750 grams (cut into medium sized pieces)
- 3 large potatoes (cut into ½ cm circles and soak in water with ½ teaspoon salt)
- 4 pips garlic (grated)
- 1 thumb size ginger (grated)
- 3 medium onions (cut into ½ cm circles)
- 2 medium red tomatoes (cut into ½ cm circles)
- 2 tablespoons spring onions (cut into 1 inch length)
- 2 tablespoons light soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon thick and dark soya sauce
- 2 tablespoons oil for cooking
- 1 cup oil for frying potatoes and onions
- ½ teaspoon sesame seed oil
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- ⅓ chicken cube
- 2 ½ cups water
- 1 tablespoon corn flour (mixed with 6 tablespoons of water)
Method
- Take a wok, put 1 cup of oil on high heat. Now fry all the circled potatoes for 2 minutes. Keep aside. Fry all onions too for 15 to 20 seconds, then keep aside.
- Start by taking a cooking pot on a medium flame. Add oil, followed by grated garlic. Saute till the garlic becomes light brown in colour Add grated ginger and saute for 10 to 15 seconds.
- Add the chicken, followed by light soya sauce, dark soya sauce, maggi cube and white pepper. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Now add water and cook this chicken stew for 20 minutes on low heat.
- After 20 minutes, add the fried potatoes and onions. Cook for another 3 minutes.
- Now increase the flame and add the cornflour slurry. After 15 to 20 seconds, when the stew thickens, switch off the flame. Add sesame oil at this point.
- Do add the sliced tomatoes and spring onions. Cover your pot for 2 minutes until the tomatoes soften. Done!
- Enjoy your Chicken and Potato Stew while it is still hot!
Final thoughts:
- You may eat this stew with white jasmine rice.
- You may also add 4 dried shiitake mushrooms if you like them.
- Vegetables like cauliflower or carrots can be added to this stew
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