Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Fried Chicken with Ugu Leaves Stew

Fried Chicken with Ugu Leaves Stew. #NewWestAfricanRecipes #WestAfricanFood Imagine biting into a crunchy and equally moist fried Chicken that has been slow cooked in a perfectly seasoned. Nigerian Chicken Stew is a rich, aromatic and delicious stew you'll surely love. Learn to make this tasty Nigerian stew with detailed video and frequently asked questions included.

Beef and Chicken Stew: The most versatile Nigerian Stew. Learn how to cook the most tasty stew for your rice, yam and plantain recipes. Though it is called Beef & Chicken Stew, feel free to use Turkey, Fish and other forms of meat and fish for this Nigerian stew. You can have Fried Chicken with Ugu Leaves Stew using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Fried Chicken with Ugu Leaves Stew

1. You need of I kg of home breed Chicken.
2. Prepare of Small basket of firm tomatoes.
3. You need 3 of handfulFresh Red chilli peppers.
4. It's 6 of big Red tatasha (red bell peppers).
5. Prepare of Fresh pepper ( small.
6. You need 2 of Big Onions.
7. It's of Fresh Garlic.
8. You need of Ginger.
9. Prepare of Ugu leaves (two small bunch. Picked, washed and sliced).
10. Prepare of Curry leave (picked, washed and sliced).
11. It's 11/2 cup of Groundnut oil.
12. It's 2-3 of Seasoning Cubes.
13. Prepare of Salt.
14. It's of Thyme and Curry powder 1tsp each.

Learn how to make perfect Fried Chicken with the crispiest, most flavorful crunchy outside with moist and juicy meat on the inside. It might seem intimidating to fry your own chicken, but it's actually pretty straightforward and it puts grocery store and fast food fried chicken to shame. In anecdotal history, it is claimed that when Noah's Ark came to rest on Mount Agri, Noah's family celebrated with a special dish. Since their supplies were nearly exhausted, what was left (primarily grains, dried fruits and the like) was cooked together to form a pudding, what is now called aşure.

Fried Chicken with Ugu Leaves Stew instructions

1. After killing and cutting the chicken into desired sizes, wash properly with salt and little lime juice to removed any unpleasant smell....
2. In pot, season chicken with chopped onions, garlic, grated ginger, salt, one seasoning cube, fresh blended pepper, some lime juice and some shallots and allow to rest for 20mins so the spices all come together very well....
3. Cook chicken till tender, if the stock is drying out, you can always add water and cook till the tender..
4. Remove chicken from the stock and deep fry till crispy then removed from oil and set aside..
5. Put all the tomatoes, Tatasha, Chili pepper, pepper and 1 Onions and blend till smooth..
6. Put the blended mixture into a pot and allow to boil till it dry up the water. While it is boiling, do not stir to avoid it splash all over..
7. Once the tomatoed puree is ready. Put a pot on the fire, add oil allow to get hot, add some chopped oinons,. Garlic, and pour the tomatoes puree into use a woody spoon and stir....
8. Now add some chicken stock into the pot and allow to really cook (I like to strain out the stock to rid the stock of broken bones from the chicken and excess ginger flakes).
9. Add the remaining seasoning cubes and throw in the fried Chicken, curry powder and thyme, taste for salt...allow to simmer on medium heat..
10. Lastly, add the sliced Ugu and Curry leaves, give it a very good stir and remove from heat....
11. Your Fried Chicken in Ugu Stew is ready. You can served with Rice, Boiled yam, potatoes or even Plantain..

This is a perfect fried chicken! I host a girl's club and had them make these. We used chicken strips in place of the whole chicken and it made alot but there was absolutely nothing left after lunch! This smoky chicken and bean stew with chorizo and a chilli kick is hearty and delicious. Add the chicken and chorizo and fry for a couple of minutes.

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