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Best Chicken Afritada Recipe

This section includes the ingredients that you need to prepare in making this cuisine.  It also contains the instruction on how you proceed in creating this delightful course. It consists of the following;
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Keyword Best Chicken Afritada Recipe, Best Chicken Inasal, Chicken Afritada, Chicken Recipes, How to cook the Best Filipino Chicken Afritada
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Calories 548kcal
Cost $5-$20

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
  • 1 pc Carrot big size, cubed
  • 1 pc Potato big size, cubed
  • 3 tablespoon Butter
  • 1 pc Onion medium, chopped
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 pc Red/Green Bell Pepper medium
  • 1 ½ cup Tomato sauce
  • 1 ½ cup Water
  • 2 lbs (8pcs) Chicken Drumsticks
  • ¼ cup Cheese
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a pan, fry carrots and potatoes until edges turned lightly brown over medium heat. Set aside.
  • Now fry each side of the chicken for 3 minutes. Set aside.
  • In the same frying pan with oil, saute garlic and onion.
  • Add the tomato sauce and 1 cup of water. Simmer for 5-10 minutes over low heat until tomato sauce is not that sour anymore.
  • Put in chicken and ¼ - ½ cup water if needed to add more. Sprinkle with salt. Cover and let it simmer for another 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked and there’s no oil floating on the surface of the sauce.
  • Put in potatoes, carrots and bell pepper, butter then add grated cheese. Cook for another 5-7 minutes.
  • Transfer to a serving bowl.
  • Serve while hot. Best served with hot rice.