JAMAICAN CHICKEN STEW

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Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 pounds chicken, cubed
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 spanish onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger
1/2 scotch bonnet pepper
1 1/2 sprigs thyme
6 allspice berries
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon worcestershire
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 tablespoons ketchup
1 can beans

Steps:

  • Season chicken aggressively with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven or a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add brown sugar to pot and melt, stirring with a wooden spoon, until it darkens and starts to smoke ­- about six minutes. When sugar is nearly black, add 1 tablespoon boiling water. (It will splatter.) Stir to mix.
  • Add the chicken to the pot, working in batches, stirring each time to cover them with blackened sugar, then allowing them to cook, turning occasionally, until they are well browned. Remove chicken to a bowl and keep warm.
  • Add half of the onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, along with the pepper, the thyme, the allspice and a third of the scallions, and stir to combine. Allow to cook until softened, approximately 5 minutes
  • Return the chicken to the pot along with any accumulated juices and put water into the pot so that the chicken is almost submerged. Bring to a simmer and then cook, covered, approximately 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally.
  • Add remaining onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, along with another third of the scallions. Add sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine and continue to cook until the meat is yielding and loose on the bone, approximately one hour longer. Remove approximately one cup of liquid from pot and place in a small bowl. Add flour to this liquid and stir to combine, working out any lumps with the back of a spoon. Add this slurry to the pot along with ketchup, then stir to combine and allow to cook a further 15 minutes or so. Remove Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme stems. Fold butter beans into the stew and allow these to heat through. Scatter remaining scallions over the top

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