Steps to Prepare Award-winning Chicken and Okra stew

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken and okra stew. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken and Okra stew is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Chicken and Okra stew is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

This hearty Chicken and Okra Stew is something like Brunswick stew, that old-fashioned Southern favorite—only the Haitian version is certainly fierier, thanks to the habanero. If you don't like it quite so spicy, use a seeded, minced jalapeño, which is somewhat fruitier and not as powerful. Here's a great recipe for chicken and okra stew, a Greek favorite otherwise known as Kotopoulo me Bamies, that uses the pressure cooker. Chicken and Okra Stew is a simple dish of chicken and okra prepared and cooked with chopped tomatoes, garlic and onions.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken and okra stew using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Okra stew:

1. Make ready The Stew
2. Prepare 2 chicken thighs
3. Prepare 2 tbsp Greek yogurt (optional)
4. Take 2 tsp cajun/creole seasoning (Like Tony Cachere's)
5. Take 1 tsp olive oil
6. Prepare 1 onion, chopped
7. Make ready 3 carrots, sliced at an angle
8. Prepare 5 cloves garlic, minced or grated
9. Prepare 1 tsp cumin
10. Make ready 1 tsp sage
11. Take 2 tsp paprika
12. Make ready 1/2 tsp cinnamon
13. Get 1/2 tsp turmeric
14. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
15. Make ready 1 tsp salt
16. Take 3 cups chicken broth, bone broth, etc. Your choice
17. Make ready 4 roma tomatoes, blended
18. Take 1 small can diced tomatoes
19. Get About 25-30 whole okra
20. Make ready Some chopped La Costena canned chilies, or chili powder (spicy!)
21. Prepare The Rice (Shaami Style)
22. Take 2 cups basmati white rice (or long grain white)
23. Make ready 1/2 cup broken vermicelli noodles
24. Take 2 tbsp olive oil
25. Take 1/2 tsp salt

Okra, originating in Ethiopia, is perfect for stews (it acts as its own thickening agent), and its mild yet earthy flavor is enhanced when cooked. In Turkey, okra is often stewed with lamb or chicken. I liked this dish so much that I made it twice in one week, the second time for a big dinner party. Drain the okra, and rinse thoroughly.

Instructions to make Chicken and Okra stew:

1. Before cooking, marinate chicken thighs in the cajun seasoning and yogurt. (Yogurt has enzymes that help it become very tender, but it could be subbed for oil or even pineapple juice.) Leave in fridge for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight.
2. Once marinated, get a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Add 1 tsp oil. Brown chicken thighs each side for 3 minutes (they do not need to be completely cooked).
3. Remove chicken, and save the juices. Saute the onion in the remaining juices for 3 minutes, then add carrots, and cook for 2 additional minutes. Then, add garlic and ALL spices and cook for 1.5 minutes.
4. In a large pot, add the sauteed veggies, broth, blended tomatoes, canned tomatoes, and optional chilies.
5. Cover mixture and let simmer for 15 minutes.
6. While stew is simmering, shred chicken and rinse okra.
7. For the rice: rinse rice until the water runs clear. I like to put it in a bowl and get in there with my hands. Let the rice soak in water for 10 minutes, or until you can break a grain between your thumbnail and finger. Brown the broken vermicelli on medium heat, about 3-4 minutes. Watch carefully so they don't burn! Drain the rice, add it to the same pot as the pasta. Add 3.5 cups of water, bring it to a boil, cover, and turn back down to low for 15 min. Fluff it
8. Add the shredded chicken and okra into the stew, and simmer it for 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
9. Serve the stew on top of the rice. Feel free to be creative with the recipe and sub as needed! Enjoy.

I liked this dish so much that I made it twice in one week, the second time for a big dinner party. Drain the okra, and rinse thoroughly. This smothered okra recipe combines chicken and sausage with perfectly cooked okra in a hearty sauce. Serve with white rice for a classic Cajun dinner. Cajun smothered okra with falling of the bone tender chicken, and smoked sausage.

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