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chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often less expensive.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: homemade hot sauce

Sriracha offers a similar flavor with less sodium.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

Wash the chicken inside out and cut off all visible fat. Pat dry the chicken with paper towels and rub it inside and out with roughly 2 teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Brown it on all sides.

Peel and chop onion and garlic. Peel ginger root and grate it. Cut paprika and tomatoes into small slices.

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside. Sauté onion, garlic, and grated ginger in the chicken drippings for about 2 minutes.

Add bell pepper and tomatoes and let cook for 2 more minutes. Stir in spices and let cook for 2 minutes.

Add back the browned chicken sideways and stir in half of the water. Cover and simmer for about 120 minutes, adding the remaining water in between and turning the chicken after every 30 minutes.

After 2-hour cooking time, remove the lid and cook for 15 more minutes or until the meat is tender and the sauce is nicely thick. If the meat is not yet tender, add more water and let simmer longer.

Taste the stew and season again with salt and pepper, if necessary, and serve. Cut the chicken into serving-size pieces to serve.

Cooking Techniques

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