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Chicken and Red Pepper Stew.

You can have Chicken and Red Pepper Stew using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken and Red Pepper Stew

1. You need 1 of chicken, weighing approximately 1.2 kg.
2. Prepare 100 ml of olive oil, extra virgin.
3. You need 7 of garlic cloves, thinly sliced.
4. Prepare 1 large of red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced.
5. Prepare 100 grams of jamón serrano pieces (optional).
6. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
7. It's 1 tsp of sugar.
8. You need 5 of tomatoes, grated.
9. You need 200 ml of white wine.
10. It's of salt.
11. Prepare of freshly ground black pepper.
12. It's 1 large of onion, finely sliced.

Chicken and Red Pepper Stew instructions

1. Cut the chicken into pieces, leave the skin on as it'll give it a good flavour. Then season well with salt and pepper..
2. Place in fridge for a few hours so the chicken absorbs the seasoning..
3. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-based pan over a high heat. Add the chicken pieces. Fry on all sides until golden brown. When done remove from pan and set aside..
4. Reduce heat to medium and in same pan and oil, fry the garlic, red pepper, onion and Jamon serrano, if using. Cook for 5-10 minutes until the onion is translucent..
5. Add the bay leaves, sugar and grated tomatoes and cook for a further 10 minutes until the sauce have become thick and rich..
6. Pour the wine and return the chicken to the pan. Leave to simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender..
7. Taste and adjust the seasoning..
8. Rest for 10 minutes. Serve and Enjoy..