Chick Aribbean Stew Recipes

CARIBBEAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine ketchup, garlic, sugar, pepper sauce and, if desired, browning sauce; stir in seasonings. Add chicken thighs, sausage and vegetables. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Transfer chicken mixture to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until chicken is tender.

JAMAICAN BROWN STEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place habanero, thyme, garlic, ginger, light parts of green onions, brown sugar, black pepper, kosher salt, smoked paprika, allspice, and vinegar for marinade into a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
• Make 2 slices into the skin side of each thigh, perpendicular to the bone, about 1 inch apart, cutting all the way down to the bone. Add chicken thighs to the marinade and toss thoroughly until evenly coated. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the chicken and transfer to the refrigerator, 12 hours or overnight. If possible, toss several times during the marinating time.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade. Scrape off any chunks of marinade from chicken into the bowl and reserve for later.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large, deep, heavy-bottomed skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until almost smoking hot. Add chicken and brown well on both sides, about 5 minutes, working in batches if necessary. Once all the chicken is browned, remove to the marinade bowl and reserve.
• Heat the same pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt; saute in the fat until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar and cook until everything caramelizes and turns a dark brown, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Carefully add chicken broth, ketchup, and bay leaves to the pan; bring to a boil. Add carrots, bell peppers, browned chicken thighs, and reserved marinade.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender and no longer pink in the centers, and the sauce has reduced and thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, skimming the excess fat that comes to the top and basting the chicken with the sauce occasionally. Taste and adjust seasoning. Toss in reserved sliced green onions. Serve immediately.

CARIBBEAN STEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Divide the Whole Chicken (4 pound) into cube-sized pieces. Wash and season the chicken. If you're lucky enough to have drumsticks and thighs there's no need to cut them into pieces.
• Put pieces of chicken in a large bowl and squeeze the Lime (1) over it. Add a couple of cups of water to wash, then drain. Add Worcestershire Sauce (1 teaspoon), Ketchup (1 tablespoon), Salt (3/4 teaspoon), and Ground Black Pepper (1/4 teaspoon).
• Add Onion (1), Tomato (1), Garlic (2 clove), Fresh Ginger (1 teaspoon), Scallion (2 stalk), Fresh Cilantro (3 tablespoon), Scotch Bonnet Pepper (1/4 piece), and leaves from the Fresh Thyme (2 sprig). Mix well and marinate for 2 hours in the fridge, or overnight if possible.
• In a heavy, high-sided pan, heat Vegetable Oil (2 tablespoon) over medium-high heat. Add Brown Sugar (1 tablespoon) and move it around until it starts to liquify. You're looking for small bubbles, which will then become a bit frothy, then from light to golden/dark brown.
• As soon as the sugar is a golden, dark brown, start adding the seasoned chicken a few pieces at a time. Remember to stir constantly to ensure all the pieces are coated evenly.
• After you've added all the seasoned meat to the pot, turn down the heat to medium/low, cover and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, add Water (1 1/2 cup) to the bowl you had the chicken marinating in and set aside.
• After about 15 minutes, remove the lid and turn up the heat as it's time to cook-off all the liquid in the pot and to give the chicken it's final "brown" color. When all the liquid is gone, add the water mixture in the bowl. Stir well.
• Cook over medium heat for another 20-25 minutes, depending on how thick your pieces of chicken are. You want the thickest piece to be cooked through.
• Enjoy as a main dish, or with rice and watercress salad!

CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATO CARIBBEAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in large soup pot over medium heat.
• Chop onion, celery, red or green pepper, and garlic. Add to oil.
• Stir in thyme and bay leaf. Cook over medium to medium low until onions are soft, about 7 minutes. Meanwhile, chop sweet potato into 1/2 inch dice (peeling can stay on).
• Near end of cooking time, add crushed red pepper to pot and stir to mix.
• Add black pepper, tomatoes, broth, sweet potato and chicken to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low 20-25 minutes, until potatoes are soft.
• Serve over hot rice.
• Freeze separate from rice if freezing.

CARIBBEAN CHICKEN AND SQUASH STEW

Steps:

• Cut chicken up into pieces legs, wings, thighs etc --.
• Peel and chop sweet potatoes. Chop onions, zuchinni and ham.
• In plastic bag add flour, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Add chicken pieces to bag one or two at a time. Shake to coat.
• Heat skillet to medium high heat and brown chicken turning as necessary.
• When chicken is brown add to large soup pot.
• In skillet with chicken drippings add onions thyme, bay leaf, crushed hot red pepper flakes and any left over flour mix.
• Saute until spices and onions are blended and you can smell spices with the onions.
• Add spiced onions to soup pot with chicken.
• Pour can of chicken broth into skillet and scrape away any left over flour etc --.
• Pour soup and tomatoes into soup pot.
• Add sweet potatoes, ham and stir until chicken and vegies are mixed.
• Simmer until chicken is done.
• Last 10 minutes of cooking add zuchinni.
• Serve when all vegies and chicken are done.