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Light chicken and vegetable stew

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  • chicken thighs
Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 tbsp oil
Heat 1 tablespoon oil on medium heat; brown the chicken skin side down a few minutes until golden, then turn and brown the other side. Remove from the pot; it is not cooked through.
  • chopped onions
  • celery
  • 1 tbsp butter
Add chopped onions and celery, then 1 tablespoon butter; stir about 2 minutes on medium heat without browning.
Onion, celery, butter and ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
Add 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste and fry 1 minute to lose the raw smell.
  • potato
  • carrots
  • turnip
  • chayote
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
Add the slow-cooking vegetables: potato, carrots, turnip and chayote. Stir, add 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and stir 1 minute.
Slow vegetables and flour
  • 1 l chicken broth
  • 1 tsp salt
Discard the chicken skin. Nestle the chicken on the vegetables, add about 1 liter chicken broth and 1 teaspoon salt.
Adding the chicken, broth and seasonings
  • 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
  • 1 whole dried bay leaf
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
Add 1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs, a dried bay leaf and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes, skimming the froth from the surface.
Add the cauliflower and half the hot peppers; cover on low heat 15 minutes.
  • cauliflower
  • hot peppers
  • zucchini
  • yellow squash
  • ⅓ cup frozen corn
  • frozen green beans
Add the zucchini and yellow squash, 1/3 cup frozen corn and a few frozen green beans; cover 6 minutes.
  • greens or green onions
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
Remove the bay leaf. Taste and adjust seasoning; add the rest of the hot peppers, greens or green onions and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Variation: take out the chicken, shred it, discard the bones and return it to the broth.