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Traditional Zimbabwean Chicken Stew

Ingredients
  

  • 700 g chicken preferably thighs
  • 1/2 medium onion chopped
  • 1 whole tomato chopped
  • 1/4 green pepper chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 tbsp fresh cream
  • 450 ml water
  • oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Step 1: Place your chicken portions into a good sized pot. Add water and salt. Partly cover and bring to the boil for about 10–15 minutes or until the water is almost vaporized.
  • Step 2: Add oil to the pot and brown the chicken.
  • Step 3: When the chicken has browned up add garlic (1 clove, chopped)  and ginger (1/4 tsp, chopped) and stir. Add onions ( 1/2 medium onion, chopped) and sweat them (2 minutes). Add tomatoes (1 whole tomato, chopped) and green pepper (1/4 green pepper, chopped) and stir.
  • Step 4: When the tomatoes and pepper are cooked through add water (150 ml) and fresh cream (4 tbsp). Stir and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes so all the flavours can marry. And that’s it!! Quick and easy.