This chicken and potato stew is one of my favorite dishes to fix. Pretty simple and amazingly flavorful. A little chopping involved, but really, you won’t be spending too much time in the kitchen. My goal lately is to create dishes that’s easily made and fusing different flavors to make them taste different yet familiar (if you know what I mean). I love Thai food and growing up in Indonesia, we somehow use almost similar spices in cooking. So, with that as the background, here comes the chicken and potato stew. You’ll find the lemongrass really flavors up the stew so well and not to mention this is quite healthy and satisfying.
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CHICKEN AND POTATO STEW
Ingredients
- 2 lbs of chicken quarters or legs (chop into bite sizes, feel free to use boneless chicken if you prefer)
- 4 medium-to-large size potatoes (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks)
- 2 stalks of lemongrass (washed and trim off the top and use heavy objects to smash the stalks to release flavor)
- 5 medium tomatoes (cut into small dices)
- 1 ½ tsp of turmeric
- 1 tsp of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 4 cups of water
- 1 large purple onion (finely chopped)
- Salt to taste
- 3 Tbsp of grape seeds oil or any oil you prefer (I used extra virgin coconut oil)
Garnishes:
- Small bunch of coriander leaves and stems (roughly chopped)
- 3 stalks spring onion (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Place a large heavy-bottom pot over high heat. If you use coconut oil, melt it, otherwise, pour in the oil and let it heat up. Add in the onion, turmeric, lemongrass, cayenne pepper and saute until the onions are soft and translucent. Add in the chicken pieces and continue to cook until the chicken turns opaque, about 4-5 minutes
- Add in the water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to let it gently simmer and cover with lid (about 15 minutes). Uncover the lid and add in the potatoes and cook for another 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.. Have a taste and season with salt to your liking
- When ready to serve, sprinkle the chopped spring onions and coriander leaves decoratively on top and get ready to be impressed 🙂
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