HOW TO MAKE HAITIAN STYLE CHICKEN (POULE NAN SOS)

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier while vegetable oil is more economical.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories; water is cost-effective.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity; vinegar is often cheaper.

Add 1 cup apple cider vinegar, 3 halved limes, and 1 tablespoon salt to clean the chicken.

Clean the chicken by cutting the legs and removing fat.

Wash the chicken to remove vinegar and lime juice.

Wash the chicken a second time with lime against each piece.

Cut the tendons of the drumstick.

Pour boiling water over the chicken to disinfect it and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the hot water to begin the seasoning process.

Marinate the chicken with the seasoning ingredients for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 teaspoon brown sugar in a pot for 2 minutes until dark color forms.

Add the marinated chicken to the pot.

Add 1 cup of water to cook the chicken and cover the pot; cook for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, add 2 tablespoons tomato paste to the pot.

Dilute the tomato paste with water to prevent sticking.

Add parsley, thyme, and cloves to the pot.

Add 1/2 green pepper and 1/2 red pepper to the pot.

Taste the sauce and add a sprinkle of salt if needed.

Add 1 sliced onion and let the chicken simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.

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