Brown Stew Chicken Trini Style
Slightly sweet, smoky, and spicy, this brown stew chicken recipe will have you asking for more. Plus you only need a few simple ingredients to make this tasty side dish.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Marinating time (average)4 hours hrs
Total Time4 hours hrs 55 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean
Keyword: brown stew chicken, stew chicken
Servings: 6
Author: Ros Singh
- 3 lbs chicken pieces
- flour or lime juice for washing the meat
Seasoning
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper (chopped)
- 3 tbsp Caribbean green seasoning (chadon beni, garlic, Spanish thyme)
- 2 tbsp ginger
- 1 tbsp Worchester sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp salt
Stew
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 cups water
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Clean and Season
Clean chicken pieces removing fatty tissue, cartilage and slime.
Rinse the meat.
Mix the meat with flour or lime juice.
Rinse the meat again.
Add onion, pepper, Caribbean green seasoning, ginger, salt and sauces.
Cover and set aside to marinate for a few hours to overnight.
Stew
Place a large pot on medium heat.
Add oil and leave to heat up for 2 minutes.
Add sugar.
After a minute, stir the sugar occasionally.
Stir more often as the sugar melts and bubbles.
When the sugar turns very dark and smokes, add the marinated chicken pieces.
Mix to coat the pieces.
Cover the pot and leave for the meat to spring its own natural liquid.
Remove the cover after 15 minutes.
Stir occasionally and allow the liquid to boil off (another 10-15 minutes).
When the meat is dry, add water and optional ingredients.
Cook until the sauce has thickened (about 10 minutes).
Serve hot.