Recipe: Estofado de pollo (Peruvian chicken stew)

Estofado de pollo is one of those dishes that I used to hate as a kid and now I crave when homesickness kicks in. I think the main reason I dreaded it was that my mum or aunties cooked it too often.

I think mum has forgotten my aversion to estofado because she didn’t tease me when I asked for her recipe last time I spoke to her. Turns out that her recipe is simpler than what I imagined, and I managed to make it taste virtually the same. Except that now I like it 🙂

Estofado de pollo

This is a simple and humble chicken stew very popular in Peruvian households.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Peruvian

Ingredients

  

• 2 tbsp ghee or oil
• 1.85 kg chicken drumsticks
• 1 red onion minced
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1.25 cups chicken broth
• 1 large carrot sliced
• 2 medium potatoes diced
• 0.5 cup frozen peas
• salt and pepper

Instructions

 

• Heat the ghee or oil in a pot. Season the chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper and brown. Reserve.
• Lower the heat, add more ghee or oil if needed and cook the onion and garlic for 5-10 minutes until very soft and translucent.
• Add the tomato paste, chicken, chicken broth, carrot and potatoes. Stir, cover and cook until the chicken is done, about 20-30 minutes.
• Add the peas and check the seasoning.
• Serve with white rice and/or vegetables.

Keyword chicken, gluten free, main, Peruvian cuisine, Peruvian food, stew

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