CHICKEN WITH OKRA (FRANGO COM QUIABO)

CHICKEN WITH OKRA (FRANGO COM QUIABO) image

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 chicken (1.5-2Kg, cut into 8 pieces, skin removed)
salt and pepper
olive oil
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
half a green pepper, trimmed and sliced
2tsp ground cumin
1 bay leaf
1 tbs tomato purée
250 ml chicken stock
500g okra, washed, trimmed (large ones sliced into 1cm slices, smaller ones left whole)
2 tsp hot pepper sauce

Steps:

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tbs oil in a large heavy pan over a medium flame, brown the chicken pieces for about 3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and reserve. Add the onion, garlic and green pepper to the pan and sauté till the onion is golden. Sprinkle the ground cumin over the onion mixture, stir and put the chicken back in. Add the bay leaf, tomato purée and chicken stock. Bring to the boil, stir, reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in another heavy pan over medium to high flame, heat 2 tbs oil. Fry the okra for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then reserve. Stir the okra and hot sauce into the chicken pot after this finishes simmering, and cook for a further 10 minutes. Serve with polenta.