Wednesday 6 September 2017

Irish Potato Pottage..

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Ingredients 


  • 1/2 kilogram chicken
  • 1 tsp. curry powder
  • 1 tsp. thyme
  • 12 medium sized Irish potatoes
  • 1 medium sized Red Onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 2 small green pepper
  • A handful green peas
  • 3 medium sized Carrots
  • 2 scotch bonnets
  • 2 Medium sized Tomatoes
  • 1 stick Butter - optional
  • 3 Seasoning cubes
  • 3 tbsp. Vegetable oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tbsp. All purpose flour

Directions:
Step 1

  • First peel and cube the Irish potatoes- Set this aside.
  • Chop the Red Onion, mince the garlic, dice the green pepper, green peas, carrots, scotch bonnets and tomatoes. Set this aside.

Step 2

  • Cut the chicken into smaller pieces and place in a medium sized pot.
  • Add the seasoning cubes, curry powder, thyme and salt to taste and just enough water to cover the content of the pot.
  • Cook on medium heat for about 12 minutes.

Step 3

  • Cut the butter into small cubes.
  • Throw them in the pot with the chicken stock.
  • Add the cubed potatoes and let it cook further for about 10 minutes.

Step 4

  • In an empty wok, pour in the vegetable oil and heat up for about 3 minutes.
  • Add the chopped vegetables in step 1 above and stir fry for about 5 minutes.

Step 5

  • Pour the cooked potato with chicken stock in step 3 into the wok with stir fried vegetables in step 4.
  • Mix the flour with about 1 cup of water in a small bowl and add it into the pot.
  • Stir and leave to simmer as well as thicken for about 5-10 mins.

Serve Hot...Enjoy...

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