Filipino Food Recipe - Chicken Afritada


This easy chicken recipe is one of the favorites of Pinoys all over the world.  The dish has Spanish influences with the the tomato based sauce.  This is also one of the regulars in our dinner table.  The flavor of this chicken dish is enhanced by the addition of chorizo de bilbao (Spanish sausage), bell peppers and green peas.  It can be a one-dish meal with chicken and potatoes included in the dish. And it is so easy to make.

Ingredients :

1 chicken cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup tomato paste
2 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed
1 onion, diced
1 tsp fish sauce (patis) or to taste
2 pcs chorizo de bilbao, sliced 
2 large potatoes cut into 8 cubes
2 carrots, cubed the same size as the potatoes
1 small can cooked green peas (guisantes), drained
2 green bell peppers sliced into squares

Procedure:

1.  Saute garlic in oil.  Add in onions and chorizo de bilbao.
2.  Add in chicken pieces. Mix and saute lightly
3.  Add in fish sauce (patis). Lower heat and cover pan until it simmers.
4.  Add in tomato paste. Cover and cook over low heat until chicken is fork tender. Add a little water at a time if liquid dries out.
5.  Add in potatoes, carrots.  Cook over low heat until potatoes and carrots are done.
6.  Add in bell peppers and green peas.  Simmer for 10 seconds and your chicken afritada is done.

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