Malay Style Chicken And Sweet Potato Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in sweet potato, bell pepper, chicken, tomatoes, and 2 cups of water. Season with salt, chili powder, cumin, oregano, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and red pepper flakes. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Dissolve flour in 2 tablespoons water, and stir in to boiling stew. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are tender but not mushy, 10 to 20 minutes. Stir the stew occasionally to keep it from sticking.
• Once the potatoes are done, stir in corn and kidney beans. Cook a few minutes until hot, then stir in cilantro before serving.

Steps:

• Combine chicken, sweet potatoes, 2 cups coconut milk, pineapple, onion and seasonings in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until chicken and sweet potatoes are tender, 6-8 hours. , Stir in remaining 1 cup coconut milk. If desired, serve with optional ingredients.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the chicken, ginger and garlic in oil until chicken juices run clear. Add the onion, pepper and seasonings; saute 4-5 minutes longer. Add sweet potatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring water and orange juice concentrate to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5-10 minutes or until water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork., Combine cornstarch and coconut milk until smooth. Stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cilantro. Serve with couscous.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, cayenne, cinnamon and cloves and mix well.
• Dredge chicken in flour mixture.
• In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add the chicken pieces in single layer and cook until well browned (about 3-4 minutes), remove to platter.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion and cook until just begin to color (about 5 minutes).
• Add the ginger, garlic, chili pepper and curry powder, and cook stirring constantly for one minute (At this point you can put it in a crockpot).
• Add stock, the browned chicken and the sweet potatoes, return to a simmer and cook for about 1 hour, covered, until chicken is cooked through.
• Stew may be served at this point or may continue to cook over very low heat for 1-2 hours or longer.
• Just before serving, add the coconut milk, season to taste with salt and continue to cook for one more minute.
• Removed from heat, add the cilantro and mix well.
• You can serve in a bowl over rice or couscous.

Steps:

• Put the sweet potato in a large, deep saucepan over a high heat. Cover with boiling water and boil for 10 mins. Meanwhile, put all the paste ingredients in a food processor and blend until very finely chopped. Set aside until needed.
• Put the spinach in a large colander in the sink and pour the sweet potatoes and their cooking water over it to drain the potatoes and wilt the spinach at the same time. Leave to steam-dry.
• Return the saucepan to the heat (no need to wash it first), then add the oil, followed by the spice paste. Fry the paste for about 5 mins until thickened, then add the chicken. Fry for 8-10 mins until the chicken starts to colour. Pour over the stock, bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 10 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Check the chicken is cooked by cutting into one of the thighs and making sure it's white throughout with no signs of pink. Season with black pepper, then add the sweet potato. Leave to simmer for a further 5 mins. Meanwhile, roughly chop the spinach and add to the stew. At this point you can leave the stew to cool and freeze for up to 3 months, if you like.
• Scatter over the pumpkin seeds and preserved lemons, and serve with warm naan bread on the side.

Steps:

• In large plastic bag, combine flour and garlic salt. Add the chicken and shake until coated.
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes, or until just browned. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add onion to skillet; cook and stir 2 minutes until tender; adding some apple juice if necessary to prevent sticking. Stir in remaining apple juice, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, basil and chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken in no longer pink and potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.