Chicken Afritada
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Ingredients
- 900 g bone-in chicken thighs
- 300 g waxy potatoes, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 red peppers, sliced
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 575 kcal
- Protein
- 41 g
- Carbohydrate
- 23.8 g
- of which sugars
- 9.6 g
- Fat
- 34.4 g
- of which saturates
- 8.3 g
- Fibre
- 4.8 g
- Salt
- 0.54 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for 4 minutes until soft.
- 2
Add the chicken and fry for 4-5 minutes, turning, until lightly browned.
- 3
Stir in the chopped tomatoes, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- 4
Add the potatoes and carrots and simmer for 15 minutes until almost tender.
- 5
Add the red pepper and simmer for a final 5-6 minutes until the chicken has no pink left at the bone.
- 6
Serve with steamed rice.

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