Chicken Afritada Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
583 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Filipino
Chicken Afritada Recipe
Description
Chicken Afritada Recipe centers on chicken cooked in a tomato sauce enriched with chicken broth, bay leaves, and aromatics such as garlic and onion. The method involves sautéing the chicken to seal in juices before simmering it with the sauce and vegetables, including cubed potatoes, sliced carrots, and green peas. The gradual cooking allows the chicken to become tender while the vegetables soak up the flavorful broth.
The texture is softened by the slow cooking, with the potatoes and carrots providing mild sweetness and the peas contributing a pop of freshness. The dish’s seasoning with black pepper and salt balances the acidity of the tomato sauce without overpowering the other ingredients.
Chicken Afritada works well as a main dish served with rice to soak up the sauce. Its combination of ingredients makes it a complete meal that can be prepared ahead and reheated, maintaining the stew’s flavor and texture.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. chicken cut into serving pieces
- 2 piece potato cubed
- 1 piece carrot sliced
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 3 pieces hotdog sliced
- ½ cup green peas
- 3 pieces bay leaf
- 1 piece red onion chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Saute onion and garlic until the onion softens.
- Add chicken. Cook for 30 seconds. Turn it over and cook the other side for another 30 seconds.
- Pour tomato sauce and chicken broth. Cover. Let boil.
- Add dried bay leaves. Cover the cooking pot. Continue to cook in medium heat for 30 minutes.
- Add hotdogs and carrot. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add potato. Cover the pot and cook for 8 minutes.
- Add green peas. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Season with salt and ground black pepper
- Serve!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 583 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 583kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1089mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 1223mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3215IU | 64% |
| Vitamin C | 42.2mg | 47% |
| Calcium | 93mg | 9% |
| Iron | 6.6mg | 37% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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