Chicken Afritada Recipe ~ Mga Pagkaing Pang Pinoy

Chicken Afritada

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 1 large potato, quartered
• 1 large 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
• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth or stock
• 2 pieces dried bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
• 4 tablespoons cooking oil
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure

1. Pour-in cooking oil in a cooking pot or casserole then apply heat.
2. Pan-fry the chicken until the color turns light brown (about 3 minutes per side).
3. Remove the chicken from the cooking pot.
4. On the same cooking pot, sauté garlic and onions.
5. Put-in the sliced hotdogs and pan-fried chicken then cook for a minute.
6. Pour-in tomato sauce and chicken stock then add bay leaves. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
7. Add the potato and carrots then simmer for 7 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
8. Put-in the bell pepper, green peas, salt, sugar, and ground black pepper then cook for 3 minutes more.
9. Turn-off heat then transfer to a serving plate.
10. Serve with steamed rice. Share and enjoy!