Chicken and Okra stew
Chicken and Okra stew

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Chicken and Okra stew is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken and Okra stew is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

This hearty Chicken and Okra Stew is something like Brunswick stew, that old-fashioned Southern favorite—only the Haitian version is certainly fierier, thanks to the habanero. If you don't like it quite so spicy, use a seeded, minced jalapeño, which is somewhat fruitier and not as powerful. This simple and tasty Chicken Okra stew combines basic ingredients like okra, chicken, and carrots, then takes the dish to another level with the addition of African spices.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chicken and okra stew using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Okra stew:
  1. Get The Stew
  2. Prepare 2 chicken thighs
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp Greek yogurt (optional)
  4. Prepare 2 tsp cajun/creole seasoning (Like Tony Cachere's)
  5. Make ready 1 tsp olive oil
  6. Prepare 1 onion, chopped
  7. Prepare 3 carrots, sliced at an angle
  8. Prepare 5 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  9. Take 1 tsp cumin
  10. Prepare 1 tsp sage
  11. Prepare 2 tsp paprika
  12. Get 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  13. Prepare 1/2 tsp turmeric
  14. Take 1/2 tsp black pepper
  15. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  16. Prepare 3 cups chicken broth, bone broth, etc. Your choice
  17. Get 4 roma tomatoes, blended
  18. Make ready 1 small can diced tomatoes
  19. Get About 25-30 whole okra
  20. Take Some chopped La Costena canned chilies, or chili powder (spicy!)
  21. Prepare The Rice (Shaami Style)
  22. Prepare 2 cups basmati white rice (or long grain white)
  23. Make ready 1/2 cup broken vermicelli noodles
  24. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
  25. Take 1/2 tsp salt

Recent report shows you may want to stop eating take-out chicken and replace it with your own home-cooked chicken recipes. Season to taste, serve with rice, season with hot sauce, and garnish with green onions. Cooked chicken is microwaved with tomatoes, onions, butter beans, corn and okra in this quick and easy stew. The Chicken and Okra Stew, except, unbeknownst to me, Jim Romanoff had decided to add a new chapter to the story of the stew.

Steps to make Chicken and Okra stew:
  1. Before cooking, marinate chicken thighs in the cajun seasoning and yogurt. (Yogurt has enzymes that help it become very tender, but it could be subbed for oil or even pineapple juice.) Leave in fridge for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight.
  2. Once marinated, get a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Add 1 tsp oil. Brown chicken thighs each side for 3 minutes (they do not need to be completely cooked).
  3. Remove chicken, and save the juices. Saute the onion in the remaining juices for 3 minutes, then add carrots, and cook for 2 additional minutes. Then, add garlic and ALL spices and cook for 1.5 minutes.
  4. In a large pot, add the sauteed veggies, broth, blended tomatoes, canned tomatoes, and optional chilies.
  5. Cover mixture and let simmer for 15 minutes.
  6. While stew is simmering, shred chicken and rinse okra.
  7. For the rice: rinse rice until the water runs clear. I like to put it in a bowl and get in there with my hands. Let the rice soak in water for 10 minutes, or until you can break a grain between your thumbnail and finger. Brown the broken vermicelli on medium heat, about 3-4 minutes. Watch carefully so they don't burn! Drain the rice, add it to the same pot as the pasta. Add 3.5 cups of water, bring it to a boil, cover, and turn back down to low for 15 min. Fluff it
  8. Add the shredded chicken and okra into the stew, and simmer it for 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
  9. Serve the stew on top of the rice. Feel free to be creative with the recipe and sub as needed! Enjoy.

I know it looks really weird and it gets slimy inside. This stew isn't slimy at all, the okra gives the sauce body. Soup and Stew Comfort Food Creole Chicken. A classic spicy chicken and andouille sausage gumbo with okra. I've tried dozens of gumbos in my travels in the Deep South, and none have been bad.

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