Trini stew chicken

This recipe for a Caribbean style stewed chicken uses a traditional recipe from Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidadian stew chicken is one of those classic chicken dishes you'd often see prepared for the biggest meal of the week, Sunday lunch.

Trinidad Stew Chicken is a ubiquitous meat dish that can be eaten at any time of the day. This chicken dish is similar to a Fricassee or Adobo because it simmers in its juices to cook. However, Trini Stew Chicken is first seared in a caramelized sugar syrup or browning, giving its iconic dark brown color and savory-sweet taste. In Trinidad, it is common to see stew chicken served with our favorite Roti, Macaroni Pie, or a simple portion of rice with lots of gravy! This Stew Chicken recipe is…

When anyone talks of brown stewed chicken, as opposed to a tomato-based stew, I immediately start to taste dad's stew in my mouth.

I had the wonderful pleasure of visiting Trinidad and Tobago this year and it was magnificent. It is a beautiful country with tremendous food, people, wildlife and nature. I tried so many dishes and was very happy to have the chance to see Trini Stew Chicken made so I am sharing it with you. This […]

Brown Stew! Nah.. that’s another recipe altogether, but for some it may be how they would recognize or identify this dish. Stew Chicken (don’t say stewed) is as classic a recipe gets, when it comes…

Stew chicken is a staple main dish in Trinidad. Especially for Sunday. I was amazed to discover how important Sunday is to Trini's and even more so the food. The dishes associated with Sunday are stew chicken, rice, callaloo, macaroni pie, lentils, potato salad and mango chow. That's a lot of work yet worth it! My mouth is watering simply thinking about all those flavours. The layers of seasoning in Trini foods meld together developing extraordinary tastes and textures. So, let's get on with…

Trinidad Stewed Chicken | "This was an excellent dish. The spices and coconut milk gave it a great flavor."

When it comes to food from Trinidad and Tobago, adding a ton of flavor goes a long way to making unctuous and irresistible stew chicken. The basis of Stew Chicken is Green Seasoning. We made green seasoning back when we cooked Guyana. There are hundreds (thousands!) of recipes for green seasoning, so I thought it’d be fun to make up a second batch with this recipe. I used a different mix of herbs and aromatics, like ginger, garlic, tomato, green onion, and thyme. These flavors speak to…

Yield: 4 - 6 Servings INGREDIENTS Pork Shoulder/Leg - 2 lb (1” to 1 1/2” pieces) Salt - to taste Black Pepper - to taste Fresh Green Seasoning - 1/2 cup Oil - 1/4 cup Brown Sugar - 1/2 cup Roucou - 1 tbsp (Optional) Diced Onion - 1/4 cup Pimento - 1/4 cup (finely chopped) Garlic - 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Scallions - 1/8 cup (finely chopped) Fine Thyme - 3 sprigs Scotch Bonnet Pepper - to taste (finely chopped) METHOD 1. Clean, wash and pat dry pork. 2. Season with salt, black pepp

A spicy Jamaican stew with tender pieces of browned chicken simmered with veggies in a thick gravy. Enjoy as-is or over rice for a hearty and flavorful meal!