Levi Roots Fabulocious Family Feast

07 April 2009

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Name of Sauce: Jamaican Brown Stew

Price:  £1.89

Family – serves 4

Jamaican Brown Stew

3-4 Chicken Breasts - diced

4 carrots – peeled & cut into strips

2 Large tomatoes – deseeded and large diced

50g Garden peas

1 Head of Broccoli – cut into small florets

Sprig thyme

Sprig mint

2tbsp vegetable oil

6 Large sweet potatoes – peeled and diced

• Place the diced potatoes into a pan of boiling salted water and bring back to the boil, leave to simmer for approx 20 minutes
• Heat the oil in a pan & carefully add the chunks of chicken
• Add the carrot, broccoli, peas & thyme to the pan and lightly sauté. Pour over the jar of sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Take a casserole dish pour in
• Place in a pre-heated oven at 220°C. Bake for approx 20 minutes
• While the chicken is in the oven, remove the potatoes from the boil and drain. Mash with a little butter and black pepper until smooth and creamy
• Serve a dollop of mash with a good spoon of the stew and enjoy!

N.B. This has the added bonus of having extra vegetables which is a good way of getting children to eat some of their 5 a day