EASY OVEN-COOKED JAMAICAN BROWN STEW CHICKEN

Easy oven-cooked Jamaican brown stew chicken image

Try this classic Jamaican one-pot of brown stew chicken with a moreish spicy marinade. Serve with rice and peas and slaw on the side, if you like

Provided by Michelle Miah

Categories Dinner

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1.6kg whole chicken
1½ tbsp demerara sugar
400ml hot chicken stock
1 tbsp browning sauce (I use Grace)
1 tsp plain flour mixed with 25ml cold water
1-2 spring onions, sliced, to serve
rice and peas and slaw, to serve (optional)
8 thyme sprigs
1 onion, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
½ scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
2 tbsp all-purpose seasoning (I use Dunn's River)
1 tbsp chicken seasoning (I use Dunn's River)
6 whole pimento seeds, crushed
1 tsp black pepper
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

Remove the skin from the chicken, joint it, cut the breasts in half and separate the legs and thighs.
Put the chicken pieces in a large bowl along with all the marinade ingredients. Toss, then rub the mixture into the chicken. Cover tightly and chill for 24 hrs.
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the chicken and marinade into a deep ovenproof dish. Cover and bake for 40 mins, then remove the lid and stir in the sugar, stock, browning sauce and flour mixture. Bake for another 15 mins, uncovered, turning the chicken and basting it every 5 mins.
Check the chicken is cooked through. If not, bake for 15 mins more, then check again. Taste for seasoning, then scatter with the spring onions and serve with rice and peas and slaw, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 482 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 17 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 5.2 milligram of sodium