How to cook Belizean Stew Chicken 🇧🇿🍗 | Belize On A Plate

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often more affordable.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: ground pepper

White pepper provides a different flavor profile, while ground pepper is more common.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: serrano pepper

Jalapeños are milder and easier to find, while serrano peppers add heat.

Clean the chicken by removing feathers and extra fat.

Soak the chicken in vinegar to remove slime.

Make slits in the chicken legs for seasoning penetration.

Rinse the chicken twice to ensure it's clean.

Season the chicken with bell peppers, onion, marinated sauce, minced garlic, green onions, oregano, thyme, black pepper, seafood salt, grated garlic, Mrs Dash, and paprika.

Mix the seasonings into the chicken thoroughly.

Place the seasoned chicken in a pot and cover it.

Preheat the oven and place the pot inside.

After 1.5 hours, check the chicken for tenderness and browning.

Remove the cover to brown the chicken further.

Prepare a thickening agent by mixing flour with water.

Pour the thickened gravy over the chicken and return it to the oven for 5 minutes to smother the chicken with gravy.

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