Robbie’s Inspiration – chicken and vegetable stew with white wine

Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone who voted for my gingerbread for the 2022 Holiday Gingerbread Smackdown Challenge. I did not win, but I enjoyed making the train and there were some amazing entries especially the Museum of Gingerbread.

My husband was taken critically ill last week Wednesday. He had fast and effective medical treatment and is doing much better now. He had a small procedure in theatre on Friday evening to relocate a dislocated shoulder which happened during the whole incident on Wednesday. He really was so much better today and I am feeling very grateful for that and the fortunate events that saved his life that day. Thank you for all your kind and supportive comments.

My boys still have to eat so I made this Robbie Surprise chicken and vegetable stew this afternoon. It came out very well and I used up the left over vegetables I had in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

2 medium onions, peeled and diced

250 grams sliced button mushrooms

9 chicken thighs and 9 chicken drumsticks with skin on

salt and pepper to taste

700 grams peas, sliced green beans, carrots, and baby marrows, and broccoli florets

1/2 cup white wine

60 grams tomato paste

15ml garlic flakes

15 ml thyme

20 ml Worcestershire sauce

3 bay leaves

4 large potatoes, peeled and diced

8 cups chicken stock

60ml plain flour dissolved in 1/2 cup cold water

Olive oil

Method

Heat olive oil in a large pot. Salt and pepper to taste and then brown the chicken pieces (in batches if necessary) and set aside. Add more oil if required and fry the onions for 5 minutes. Add the mushroom and cook for a further 5 minutes and then add the vegetable mix. Cook for a further 5 minutes and add the white wine allow to simmer until the liquid reduces by 1/3 (about 10 minutes). Add the garlic, thyme, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Add half the chicken stock and then the potatoes and chicken pieces. Add the rest of the chicken stock. Mix the flour in the water until all the lumps have dissolved and stir into the stew. Bring to the boil. Reduce the temperature and simmer for 50 minutes.