chicken and rhubarb stew
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Yield 4 servings
This chicken and rhubarb stew uses rhubarb to make an almost sweet and sour sauce, and it's beautiful for it. Even if you're not a fan of rhubarb I implore you to try it: if you like plum sauce for example, this will be a winner. This is a recipe you'll need to taste as you go along, adding honey if it needs to be a bit sweeter.
This chicken and rhubarb stew came from a blog called whereismyspoon - I encourage you to go take a look, although reading it on a mobile is a chore due to the video adverts. I know we all have to do what we have to do to get through life, but please, bloggers: video adverts which you can't get rid of - especially ones with music - can get in the sea. That aside, there's some delicious recipes on there. We've tweaked this slightly to our tastes.
This comes in at 280 calories per serving and makes enough for four. Serve it with a decent portion of rice and it'll still be under 500 calories too. Syn wise? Probably quite low, but Slimming World syn honey don't they? Even so, I doubt it's more than two syns a pop. Calorie counts are approximate, using Nutracheck.
Ingredients
- eight boneless and skinless chicken thighs (don't use breast, you want the slightly gamier taste of thighs here)
- 400g peeled, chopped rhubarb
- two large white onions
- two teaspoons of garlic paste
- one teaspoon of turmeric
- one tablespoon of black pepper
- one tin of chopped tomatoes
- 750ml of chicken stock
- five tablespoons of honey
- four tablespoons of lime juice
Salt to taste. But not too much, you.
Instructions
- you'll need a good casserole dish - see notes
- fry the chicken thighs on both sides for a few minutes on a high heat until golden brown, then remove
- lower the heat a little and then, in the oil used for the chicken, add the chopped white onion and allow to soften and go slightly golden, before adding the pepper, garlic paste and turmeric
- give everything a stir and cook for a minute more
- add the rhubarb and tomatoes, give everything a good stir
- add the stock, honey and lime juice, stir
- add the chicken back to the pan
- bring to the boil, then reduce to a low simmer
- allow to bubble away gently for as long as you can - we cooked ours for ninety minutes, only occasionally deigning to stir the contents every now and then
- do taste as you go along - add more lime if it's a bit too sweet and more honey if it's a bit too sour - rhubarb is a tricky thing, but don't forget it'll mellow as it cooks
- serve with rice to applause and declarations of love
Notes
Recipe
- this freezes really, really well, so feel free to double up the amounts and batch cook
- this would absolutely work in a pressure cooker - follow the steps until simmering, and then cook on high for about 15 minutes then release
- please don't be tempted to use chicken breasts, I can't stress that enough people
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- if you're using fresh limes, top tip - roll them under the palm of your hand for a little bit, and then pop in the microwave for five seconds - you'll get so much more juice out of them. Failing that, use one of these even if it does look a little like a tool a doctor would be struck off for using on you
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Courses dinners
Cuisine chicken and other stuff I dunno what to put here I never do get off my back jeez
Recipe by twochubbycubs at https://twochubbycubs.com/2021/06/25/chicken-and-rhubarb-stew/