RECIPES OF PHILIPPINES

Fritada (Chicken in Tomato Sauce)
 

Ingredients

1 whole

60 ml

1 small

4-6 cloves

250 gm

250 ml

1

3 medium

1

85 gm

200 gm

Chicken (about 1 kg) (cut into serving pieces)

Olive oil
Onion (chopped)
Garlic (crushed)
Canned tomatoes (crushed)
Water
Bay leaf
Potatoes (peeled, quartered and fried)
Red or green capsicum (cut in 1 cm strips)
Pitted green (or other) olives
Frozen green peas (thawed)
Salt (adjust to taste)

Pepper (adjust to taste)

1. Heat olive oil in a casserole
2. Sauté onion until transparent, then add garlic and sauté until fragrant
3. Brown the chicken pieces on all sides
4. Pour in crushed tomatoes and water
5. Add the bay leaf, bring to the boil, then simmer until the chicken is almost tender, about 20 minutes
6. Add the fried potatoes, capsicum strips and olives and simmer until chicken is tender, 5-10 more minutes
7. Stir in green peas and season with salt and pepper
8. Remove the bay leaf before serving