Go Back Email Link
Easy Jamaican brown stew chicken

Jamaican brown stew chicken

gaga
A classic Jamaican stew (Gravy)
Prep Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Caribbean, Jamaican
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 kg Chicken (whole)
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chicken seasoning
  • 2 all purpose seasoning cubes
  • 1 teaspoon dry thyme (1 tablespoon fresh thyme)
  • 4 seeds pimento allspice, crushed (optional)
  • 3 stalks Spring onions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper cubed
  • 1 red bell pepper cubed
  • 1 scotch bonnet chopped
  • 1 medium tomato chopped
  • ½ teaspoon browning
  • 2 medium irish potatoes
  • ½ cup vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash and clean chickens (see above).
  • Put chicken pieces in a bowl, sprinkle salt, black pepper, chicken seasoning, seasoning cubes, thyme and pimento.
  • Add Spring onions, garlic, onions, green and red bell peppers, scotch bonnet, tomato and browning.
  • Massage well into chicken pieces. Cover with the bowl cover or cling film. Set aside in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
  • Peel potatoes and cut into four pieces each, set aside.
  • Scrap off the marinade from the chicken pieces and set aside the marinade.
  • Pour vegetable oil into pot and place over medium-high heat, when hot, gently place your chicken and potatoes into the oil. Do not overcrowd the oil, fry in two batches.
  • Remove chicken from oil.
  • Drain off the oil from the pot leaving about two tablespoons of oil behind.
  • Reduce the flame to medium heat.
  • Pour the marinade with the vegetables into the pot, stir to loosen the bits at the bottom of the pot.
  • Place chicken and potatoes back into the pot, cover and cook for 5 minutes (until you can see oil).
  • Rinse out the marinade bowl with one cup of hot water and add to the pot. Stir gently, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Add a further 2 cups of hot water, from the sides, stir gently, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Taste and correct seasoning. Take off the heat.

Notes

  • Serve with rice and peas, fried plantains, callaloo (Nigerian 'green') etc.
Keyword brown stew, caribbean food, chicken stew