About this dish
Chicken browned and simmered in a rich, dark, spiced gravy with vegetables.
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Ingredients
🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
🍬2 tbsp brown sugar
🫑1 bell pepper, chopped
🌶️1 scotch bonnet pepper, whole
Method
Serves 21
Melt brown sugar in a pot until it darkens, then add the chicken and coat well.2
Add onion, pepper, and seasoning, and brown further.3
Add a little water and the scotch bonnet, and simmer covered until the chicken is tender.4
Remove the whole pepper before serving.5
Serve with rice and peas.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Brown stew chicken is a Jamaican comfort food staple, valued for the deep color and flavor from browning the meat in sugar before stewing.
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