Ingredients:
1 4-lb. Chicken cut into small pieces
1 Clove garlic
1 teasp. Thyme, salt, pepper
Cilantro
1 tiny sliver of ginger
2 tablsps. Chopped onions
1 tablesp. Chopped green or red sweet pepper
1/4 teasp. Cumin ( cominos)
1 teasp. Brown sugar
1 small ripe tomato
Dime size red recado
Vinegar or lemon juice
Directions:
Wash chicken pieces and season with, vinegar or lemon juice, red recado, salt, pepper, thyme, cumin, cilantro. Heat 2 tablsps. Cooking oil, add brown sugar and watch carefully to avoid burning. Let sugar cook until completely melted and turns dark brown. Add clove of garlic that has been smashed and chopped as fine as possible. Add ginger and fry, stirring, remove ginger when it gets brown. Add chicken and brown properly on all sides. Add remaining seasoning from chicken, chopped onions, sweet pepper and tomato and add about a half cup of water. Reduce heat to medium and cover pot. Let simmer, adding water so that pot is never completely dry. Cook for about 1 hour until chicken is very tender. Belizean’s favourite way to serve stewed chicken is with rice and beans.