Brown chicken pieces in oil in a dutch oven and remove.

Saute garlic in the chicken fat in the dutch oven. Add diced onion, celery,
carrot, bell pepper, etc. and brown.

Add liquid - water, stock, canned tomatoes if you want a red stew. Return
chicken to the pot. Add cut up root vegetables (potato, parsnip, turnips,
etc.). Add salt and pepper and bay leaves. Cover, bring to a boil and then
simmer an hour. Enjoy.

There is obviously endless variation in the ingredients and the seasoning.
But fundamentally, you brown the chicken, remove, brown aromatic veggies,
add liquid, return the chicken to the pot, and simmer.

If you want it thicker, after you brown the veggies, add some flour and make
a roux, then add the liquid.


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"Michael Snow" > wrote in message
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> I need a good chicken stew recipe
> Michael
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