Authentic Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken and Rice & Peas (FULL RECIPE)

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: water + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are more affordable.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness, while white sugar is cheaper.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are nutritious and canned beans save time.

Add minced garlic, thyme leaves, and chopped spring onions to the chicken.

Mix everything together with Maggi all-purpose seasoning powder and black pepper.

Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add the chicken.

Flip the chicken when the first side is dark brown.

Add water to the leftover seasoning and pour it over the fried chicken.

Optionally add ketchup to thicken the gravy.

Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the gravy thickens.

Prepare rice and peas by adding canned red kidney beans and coconut milk to a pot.

Add spices: crushed spring onions, thyme leaves, black pepper grains, bell pepper, black pepper powder, Maggi all-purpose seasoning powder, garlic butter, and salt.

Cover and cook for about 5 minutes.

Wash the rice and add it to the pot with the beans and coconut milk mixture.

Cover and cook the rice for 25 to 30 minutes, mixing in the peas evenly.

If the rice is excessively dry, add half a cup of water and cover to steam until cooked.

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