Chicken Afridafa

Chicken Afritada or afritadang manok is a type of Filipino chicken stew with tomato based sauced. It is a simple dish that can be cooked on regular days. It is perfect for lunch and is better when eaten with warm white rice.

• 1 ½ lbs. Chicken cut into serving pieces
• 2 piece potato cubed
• 1 piece carrot sliced
• 1 can of tomato paste (small)
• 3 pieces polish sasauge
• ½ cup green peas 
• 3 pieces bay leaves
• 1 piece red onion chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic minced
• 3 cups homemade chicken broth
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons  extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Saute onion and garlic until the onion softens.
• Add chicken. Cook for 30 seconds. Turn it over and cook the other side for another 30 seconds.
• Pour tomato paste and chicken broth. Cover. Let boil.
• Add dried bay leaves. Cover the cooking pot. Continue to cook in medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Add sasauge and carrot. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Add potato. Cover the pot and cook for 8 minutes.
• Add green peas (frozen). Cook for 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and ground black pepper