Aki's Kitchen - Recipes

Chicken & Sweet Peas

Main Meals

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Cinnamon and dill make this dish unbelievably exotic.

Note: You can also use drumsticks and thighs; just increase cooking time to 45 - 55 minutes.

Ingredients:
3 - 4 large chicken breasts, skinned and deboned 1 tbsp oil: canola or vegetable 2 large onions, skinned and finely chopped 2 green onions, washed, finely chopped 1 leek, washed and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, skinned and finely chopped 1 heaping tbsp tomato paste 2 - 3 sprigs of dill	3 cups sweet peas, frozen 1 cinnamon stick, or 1/2 tspn ground cinnamon 2 cloves, whole, or 1/4 tspn ground cloves 1 tsp chicken base water 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper
	Tools & Equipment:
	single bladed knife cutting surface large nonstick pot measuring cup

How:
To clean leek, trim off bruised green leaves and roots; discard. Cut leek lengthwise in half, and rinse under cold running water, spreading the leaves to remove all dirt.

Cut chicken into bit size pieces. In a large pot, brown chicken pieces with the oil, over medium heat, for 6 - 8 minutes, or until slightly firm to the touch. Add in the prepared onions, green onions, leek and garlic, and continue to cook them for 3 - 5 minutes. Add in the tomato paste, sweet peas and continue to cook them for 1 minute. Add in enough water to cover chicken pieces, then add in the dill, cinnamon, cloves, chicken base, salt and pepper.

Reduce heat to medium, and partially cover with lid; cook for 25 - 30 minutes.

This sauce is neither a gravy type, nor a tomato type: just a thin sauce. Allow the sauce to reduce to half its quantity by the time it has finished cooking. If sauce is too thin, then increase the heat to high and cook uncovered until it has thickened. If sauce is too thick, then add in a little water to thin it out; bring to a boil.

After 25 minutes of cooking, check sauce for desired consistency; if the sauce is ready, then remove the pot from heat and transfer it to a serving bowl. If the sauce is still a bit runny, then continue to cook everything until the sauce has reached desired consistency, then transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

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Looking Back at Everything You've Made!
This is one of those meals that needs a litlle bit of your attention at first. The rest requires a little bit of checking here and there, which isn't so difficult.