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Hoender Tamatie Bredie Chicken Tomato Stew

Easy recipe for South African Hoender Tamatie Bredie Chicken Tomato Stew


Cooking African food together as a family
Cooking African food together as a family


Hoender Tamatie Bredie is a simple South African Chicken Tomato Stew recipe made with onions, tomatoes, apricot jam, and many spices.

Prep time: 30 min Cook time: 1-hour Total time: 1 hour 30 min.

Ingredients.
4 skinless chicken thighs.
2 tablespoons chicken fat.
1 white onion, sliced thin.
1 chili pepper, finely chopped.
6 large tomatoes chopped.
2 large white potatoes diced.
1 tablespoon minced garlic.
2 tablespoons apricot jam.
1 teaspoon ground curry.
½ teaspoon nutmeg.
½ teaspoon cinnamon.
2 dried bay leaves.
Salt and pepper to taste.
8 cups of water.

Directions.
In a large pot, lightly brown the meat in the fat, remove and set aside. Using the same pot sauté onions with the jam and garlic. Add all ingredients to the pot cover and simmer for one hour. Serve with jasmine rice.

South African Chicken Tomato Stew
South African Chicken Tomato Stew



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