Autumn Chicken Stew
photo by JustJanS
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 500 g pumpkin or 500 g butternut squash
- 4 tablespoons chilli-flavoured olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 inches fresh ginger, freshly grated or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
- 2 -4 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 (400 g) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 3 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch, mixed well with (optional)
- 4 tablespoons water (optional)
directions
- Peel the pumpkin or squash.
- Remove the seeds and any fibrous bits and then cut into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl, heat the oil and fry the onion for 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the cinnamon and, if using the ground ginger, stir that in too.
- If you are using fresh, it will be added later.
- Cook for a couple more minutes and then add in the chicken.
- Fry until the chicken is browned slightly on all sides.
- Add the tomatoes and sugar.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper if you like, although I don't feel the dish needs any, and then add the chickpeas and pumpkin.
- Make sure the dish is evenly mixed and then cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender.
- If you are using fresh ginger, add it in about half way through this process.
- Once the pumpkin is cooked, depending on how runny you like your stew, you may want to thicken it up with a bit of cornstarch and water.
- Just mix the two together and stir in the stew and leave for a couple minutes to thicken.
- Stir in the chopped coriander just before serving.
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Though we are well into spring, the endless rain had me in search of a comforting dish. This was quite tasty. I used just one tablespoon of olive oil to cook the onions and chicken and added a tablespoon of harrisa to the tomatoes. About 15 minutes in it seemed a touch bland so I added 1/2 teaspoon of tumeric. I like JanS's suggestion of using thigh meat as the breast meat was a touch dry. My stew was plenty thick without the slurry at the end. The stew was tasty and I'm looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow.
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