Traditional Kenyan Chicken Stew
Traditional Kenyan Chicken Stew

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, traditional kenyan chicken stew. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Traditional Kenyan Chicken Stew is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Traditional Kenyan Chicken Stew is something which I have loved my entire life.

Hi Guys, here is another simple chicken stew Kenyan style recipe. For this recipe i used broiler chicken which cooks much faster than kienyeji chicken. However if you prefer kienyeji, see recipe here.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have traditional kenyan chicken stew using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Kenyan Chicken Stew:
  1. Take 1 whole chicken
  2. Take Ginger
  3. Prepare Garlic
  4. Get Seasoning cube (maggi)
  5. Prepare Cumin (optional)
  6. Take Fennel (optional)
  7. Prepare Parsley or coriander
  8. Get 1 green pepper
  9. Take 1 habanero pepper
  10. Get 4-6 big tomatoes
  11. Get Crayfish

I decided to go all Kenyan on it and made chicken stew. Recipe video i did for a company that makes smart jikos. You may need to get one for yourself. Recipe of preparing chicken stew meal the Kenyan way: Chicken stew is one meal enjoyed by most people across Kenya though the Luhya community is known for it's undying love for this meal.

Instructions to make Traditional Kenyan Chicken Stew:
  1. Was the chicken pieces and place in a pot.
  2. Crush the fennel and cumin and add it to the chicken. Also add curry, maggi, salt, pounded fresh ginger and garlic. Cover the pot and allow to cook for an hour.
  3. When cooked, drain the water. (Sieve the chicken stock. Refrigerate or freeze. You can use it in other stews or for your jollof rice 😉). Keep the chicken aside and place a clean pot on fire and get the vegetables in order.
  4. Pour in your vegetable oil and the diced onion and garlic powder (or fresh garlic). Allow the onion to soften then pour in the chopped tomatoes. Leave on low heat for about 10 minutes to fry before adding the sliced green pepper.
  5. Add the chicken pieces and 2 maggi cubes. No need to put lots of seasoning because the chicken was boiled with enough. Cover the pot and leave to cook for a bit. Then add the choped parsley or coriander and a teaspoon of crayfish. Cover and let simmer for about 5 minutes and its ready.

There are different ways of preparing chicken but today we are going to feature chicken stew. Kenyan stew can include a number of different meats: beef stew, goat stew, chicken stew or any other animal stew. Kenyan stew dishes might also include a few other base vegetable ingredients such as carrots, peppers, peas, or potatoes. Fry the Chicken pieces with chopped Onion and a tablespoon of gravy browning. Kenyan stews are characterized by chunks of meat, potatoes, carrots and other small vegetables boiled down with a few spices to make a flavorful soupy stew.

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