Chicken stew with vegetables in a light milk-thickened gravy
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- 2–3 stalks celery
- 320 g potato
- 290 g green papaya
- 209 g carrots
- 4 tbsp oil
- 614 g chicken drumsticks
- 1 whole onion
- ginger
- garlic
Chop the onion, ginger and celery finely.
- 1 whole another small onion
- 1 tsp coarsely crushed black pepper
Cut the potato, green papaya and carrots into large pieces and the second onion into wedges; cut smaller if not pressure cooking.
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 1 piece cinnamon stick
Heat oil on medium; add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick and crushed peppercorns.
Why freshly crushed black pepper
Add the chopped onion, ginger, garlic and celery and stir a few minutes.
Whole spices and aromatics in oil
- black pepper
- salt
Add the chicken, season with black pepper and a sprinkle of salt, and leave on medium high a few minutes; let it release on its own before flipping.
- salt
- 2 cup hot water
Add the vegetables, salt and about 2 cups hot water.
Pressure cooking the stew
Variation: in a regular pot, cook about 25 minutes until everything is tender.
Mixing the milk and flour thickener
- ½ cup cold milk
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
Stir the cold milk, water and flour together until smooth with no lumps.
- green beans
Over medium heat add the green beans and the milk-flour mix and cook 5 minutes until the flour is cooked and the gravy thickens.