# Brown Stew Chicken

A comforting Jamaican dish where chicken is browned and then slow-cooked in a rich, flavorful stew with herbs and spices.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 65 min
- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.42 lbs chicken (leg + thigh pieces, skin removed, chopped into medium pieces)
- 0.17 lime or lemon (for washing chicken)
- 0.33 tbsp browning sauce (for color & flavour)
- 0.33 tbsp burnt sugar
- 0.33 tsp salt (to taste)
- 0.17 tsp black pepper
- 0.33 tbsp green seasoning (blend of scallion, thyme, garlic, onion, pimento, parsley, Scotch bonnet, and a little oil/vinegar)
- 0.17 medium onion, sliced
- 0.33 stalks scallion, chopped
- 0.17 sprig fresh thyme
- 0.17 medium tomato, chopped
- 0.17 medium bell pepper, sliced
- 0.5 cloves garlic, crushed
- 0.17 Scotch bonnet pepper (whole for flavor, or chopped for heat)
- 0.33 tbsp vegetable or coconut oil
- 0.33 cups water or chicken stock
- 0.33 medium carrots, sliced (optional)

## Instructions

1. Clean chicken by washing with lime or lemon juice.
2. Remove the skin from the chicken.
3. Season the chicken with green seasoning.
4. Mix the seasoning thoroughly into the chicken pieces.
5. Add oil to a pot and brown off the sugar to create a deep brown color for the chicken.
6. Place the seasoned chicken pieces into the hot oil and brown on both sides.
7. Remove browned chicken from the pot.
8. Chop tomatoes.
9. Chop onions.
10. Chop scallions.
11. Add the browned chicken back to the pot.
12. Add chopped tomatoes, onions, scallions, and fresh thyme to the pot with the chicken.
13. Add pimento berries and a Scotch bonnet pepper (whole for flavor) to the pot.
14. Pour chicken stock or water into the pot to cover the chicken.
15. Add ketchup to the stew for additional flavor.
16. Simmer the chicken until tender and the gravy thickens.

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- Dutch pot or deep skillet
- tongs
- spoon

## Tips

- Clean and season your chicken thoroughly for the best flavor.
- Browning the sugar or using browning sauce gives the dish its deep brown color and rich flavor.
- Marinating the chicken for at least 2 hours (or overnight) enhances the flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DODxqxZiBOv/?igsh=cTRlZDhrd3VsZWVj
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ffd2dca3-d29b-4e78-a316-73b10f0ad2a3
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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