How to make portuguese chicken stew

Make Portuguese Chicken Stew

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All the prepared ingredients

All the prepared ingredients

Lightly braise the chicken legs in olive oil or butter on medium heat

Lightly braise the chicken legs in olive oil or butter on medium heat

Fry the onions, garlic, celery and carrot in same oil/butter as chicken. For 4-5min on high heat

Fry the onions, garlic, celery and carrot in same oil/butter as chicken. For 4-5min on high heat

Add paprikas, chorizo,  orange peel, bayleaves, coriander seeds, paprika-powder and chili. Stir voor 4 minutes on high heat

Add paprikas, chorizo, orange peel, bayleaves, coriander seeds, paprika-powder and chili. Stir voor 4 minutes on high heat

Add peeled tomatoes, chicken, chicken stock and chickpeas. Let it simmer on low heat for 1-2 hours. The longer the better!

Very nice served with couscous or just some nice bread! Also nice to add some Kalamata olives. And cook some patatoes in the stew for the last 30minutes, to add some more mass to it.

The end result!

The end result!

  • 6.0 Chicken legs
  • 2.0 Paprika's (chopped)
  • 1.0 Carrot (chopped)
  • 5.0 Stalks of celery (chopped)
  • 2.0 Red onions (chopped)
  • 4.0 Cloves of garlic
  • 0.75l Chicken stock
  • 0.4kg Chickpeas
  • 0.2kg Chorizo (chopped)
  • 2.0 Cans of peeled tomatoes
  • 1.0tsp Paprika powder
  • 1.0tsp Ground coriander seed
  • 2.0 Bay leaves
  • 1.0 Chili pepper (chopped)
  • Orange peel of half a orange