Email: Recovering from surgery. A comforting, healthy food recipe? (HK)
A quick, light chicken stew. An easy, comforting meal.
- 1 tbsp light olive oil
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 8 boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 700ml chicken stock
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 celery sticks, sliced
- 2 large carrots – peeled, cut in cubes
- 300g small potatoes – scrubbed, halved
- 200g frozen soya beans (edamame), defrosted
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
- Salt, freshly ground black pepper
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Heat oil in frying pan over medium heat
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Add onion, garlic, chicken
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Stir-fry for 3 minutes
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Pour stock in a saucepan, bring to boil
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Stir flour in chicken, add hot stock
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Stir in mustard, star anise, cinnamon, celery, carrots, potatoes
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Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to medium
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Cook for 15–20 minutes
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Uncover, cook for 5 minutes until chicken is cooked, vegetables tender
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Stir in soya beans, cook for 3 minutes
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Season, stir in tarragon
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Serve immediately in warm bowls
Quite healthy. Speedy recovery!