Chicken in spicy tomato sauce

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Heat 3 tbsp in a saucepan or deep frying pan. l. vegetable oil. Peel the onion, cut into half rings and lightly fry.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the garlic and finely chop 2 cloves.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add garlic to onion, fry until light golden brown.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the chicken fillet into large pieces across the grain. If using chicken, divide the legs into thighs and drumsticks, and cut off the outer parts of the wings. Cut the breast and cut with the bone, or you can cut the fillet. I usually use the ridge to prepare broths for first courses. You can take 1/2 of a chicken carcass and chop it into convenient size pieces.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the chicken pieces in a saucepan and mix with onion and garlic. Fry until light golden.

6. STEP 6

   

   Chop carrots and bell peppers.

7. STEP 7

   

   In another frying pan, heat 2 tbsp. vegetable oil and fry carrots and peppers.

8. STEP 8

   

   Cut the hot pepper into rings.

9. STEP 9

   

   Pour tomato juice into the carrots and peppers and add hot pepper rings. Mix everything and simmer. I use canned ground tomatoes (prepared for the winter). For the sauce, you can use tomato paste diluted with water, tomato juice, fresh tomatoes, ground in a blender.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cook the sauce until the liquid has evaporated and oil remains at the bottom of the pan.

11. STEP 11

    

    During this time, the chicken will have time to brown slightly.

12. STEP 12

    

    Transfer the tomato sauce to the saucepan with the chicken and add 1/2 cup of water. Salt, pepper, sprinkle with spices. Cover with a lid and simmer until the chicken is done. If we cook from fillet, then 20 minutes is enough.

13. STEP 13

    

    We cut the greens.

14. STEP 14

    

    When the chicken is ready, add 0.5 tsp. sugar and 1 tsp. vinegar. Squeeze 3 cloves of garlic through a press and mix.

15. STEP 15

    

    Sprinkle with herbs. Close the lid and let it simmer for another couple of minutes. The dish is ready. The side dish can be anything: pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, porridge.