Chicken stew with polenta

Chicken stew with polenta

A reinvented recipe of a very traditional Romanian dish. Who doesn’t love the famous ‘Papricas de pui cu mamaliguta’ (Chicken stew with polenta)? Well, this is one of my comfort foods I keep coming back to.

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 whole chicken thighs
  • 2 Chicken Wings
  • 1 Chicken breast
  • 3 Yellow onions
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 50 G Pepper paste
  • 1 Tbsp Corn starch
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp Black pepper
  • 1 Tsp Paprika
  • 2 L Water

Instructions

  • Put everything together in a pot and boil on low heat with the lid on until cooked. 
  • Take the meat out, blend the sauce and mix with the corn starch, put the sauce back to boil for 3mins, then add back the meat. 
  • Serve with polenta and a sprinkle of fresh parsley (a fresh cucumber salad is a must also). 

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