Slow cooker chicken stew over rice topped with chillies and coriander

Slow cooker chicken stew

Name: Slow cooker chicken stew
Total time: 4 h
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 8 whole chicken thighs skinned; ground to make 1 tsp black peppercorns; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; a thumb-sized piece ginger skin on finely grated; 1 large onion finely chopped; 1-2 tsp dried chilli fakes to taste; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds toasted and ground; 400g tin plum tomatoes; 200g (look for one with no added sugar) peanut butter; 1 red chilli finely sliced; 50g roasted salted peanuts roughly chopped; a small bunch coriander roughly chopped; to serve steamed rice

Published: October 11, 2018 at 4:01 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 4 hrs

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Slow cooker chicken stew recipe

Ingredients

Nutrition

8 whole chicken thighs

skinned
ground to make 1 tsp black peppercorns
4 tbsp vegetable oil
a thumb-sized piece ginger

skin on finely grated
1 large onion

finely chopped
1-2 tsp dried chilli fakes

to taste
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds

toasted and ground
400g tin plum tomatoes
200g (look for one with no added sugar) peanut butter
1 red chilli

finely sliced
50g roasted salted peanuts

roughly chopped
a small bunch coriander

roughly chopped
to serve steamed rice

Nutrition: per serving

kcal818
fat62.6g
saturates13.3g
carbs16.4g
sugars12g
fibre7.8g
protein43.5g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Season the chicken with salt and the ground black pepper and heat the slow cooker to high or low, depending on desired cooking time.
step 2

Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, then fry the ginger, onion and chilli flakes for 10 minutes, until soft but not coloured. Add the chicken, tomato purée and spices, and cook for 5 minutes, mixing well to coat.
step 3

Add the tinned tomatoes and bring to the boil, then tip the contents of the pan into the slow cooker along with the peanut butter, 500ml of boiling water and a little seasoning. Mix well and cover. Cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low, until the chicken is tender and the sauce has thickened.
step 4

To serve, scatter over the chilli, peanuts and coriander, and serve with steamed rice.

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