Stewed chicken

Name: Stewed chicken
Prep time: 24 h
Total time: 24 h
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 100 ml dende oil (palm oil); chopped cilantro to taste; 200 g pumpkins, diced; 100 ml dende oil (palm oil); 30 g urucum powder (tasteless red coloring); 2 limes; 600 g onions, chopped; 300 g garlic, smashed; salt and pepper to taste; 200 g carrots, diced; salt and pepper to taste; 200 g yellow yam (mandioquinha), diced; 200 g yellow yam (mandioquinha), diced; 200 g chayote, diced; 200 g zucchinis, diced; 1 whole chicken of about 2 kg; 500 ml cachaça or light rum; 500 ml cachaça or light rum

Preparation info

Servings:
10
portions

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
24 hr

Appears in

Brazil Rhythms and Recipes

By Morena Leite

Published 2006

About

Ingredients

1 whole chicken of about 2 kg
500 ml cachaça or light rum

Americas
Brazil
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

Cut chicken at joints and scald it (pour boiling water and then wash it with running water); season with salt and pepper and set aside. Prepare a marinade with limes, red coloring, garlic, onion and cilantro. Add to chicken and leave it overnight. Set aside marinade mixture. In a skillet, warm dende oil and fry chicken. Add marinade and cover with water. Cook for about 40