Authentic Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken

---

I'm jamaican and this is the way my mama made brown stew chicken. It's traditionally served with rice and peas, sliced tomatoes / avocado and fried ripe plantain. If you cut the chicken into very small pieces, you'll need to reduce the cooking times. Enjoy!!

---

Steps

---

Squeeze lime over chicken and rub well.

---

Drain off excess lime juice.

---

Combine tomato , scallion , onion , garlic , pepper , thyme , pimento and soy sauce in a large bowl with the chicken pieces.

---

Cover and marinate at least one hour.

---

Heat oil in a dutch pot or large saucepan.

---

Shake off the seasonings as you remove each piece of chicken from the marinade.

---

Reserve the marinade for sauce.

---

Lightly brown the chicken a few pieces at a time in very hot oil.

---

Place browned chicken pieces on a plate to rest while you brown the remaining pieces.

---

Drain off excess oil and return the chicken to the pan.

---

Pour the marinade over the chicken and add the carrots.

---

Stir and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.

---

Mix flour and coconut milk and add to stew , stirring constantly.

---

Turn heat down to minimum and cook another 20 minutes or until tender.

---

Ingredients

---

whole chicken, tomatoes, scallions, onion, garlic cloves, hot pepper, carrot, limes, fresh thyme, pimiento, soy sauce, flour, unsweetened coconut milk, coconut oil