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DINING IN
RECIPIES FOR RESORT MADE MEALS
Taste of the Philippines
A MELTING POT OF FLAVORS MAKES A DELICIOUS BRAISED CHICKEN. RECIPE BY CHEF DAVID LAPHAM
Our photo editor Pamela Pasco’s mom, Evangeline, a great home cook, was born in the Philippines and raised her family on classic dishes, like chicken afritada. She provided the recipe below and taught us how to make it.
Although the Spanish roots of the word afritada indicate something fried, in the Philippines it refers to a tomato-based stew with the uniquely Philippine addition of fish sauce.
CHICKEN AFRITADA
900 grams chicken, cut into pieces 2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbsp flour
4 tbsp vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 240ml can tomato sauce
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp dried oregano
240ml water
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
4 medium potatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 cup frozen peas
Dry chicken parts and dredge in flour seasoned with salt and pepper; shake off any excess flour. Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown chicken parts on both sides, about seven minutes; do this in batches to prevent crowding the pot. Remove chicken and set aside on a plate.
To the same pot, add the remaining two tablespoons oil and the garlic and onion and cook over medium-low heat until translucent, about five minutes. Add the tomato, browned chicken parts, tomato sauce, fish sauce, bay leaf, oregano,
water, bell peppers, potatoes and carrots. Simmer 35 minutes, then add the peas and cook three more minutes. Serve with white jasmine rice.
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