Chidis' Igbo Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 chicken thighs, on bone
• 3 lbs stewing beef
• 5 -6 medium hot house tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1/2 red pepper
• 1 -2 jalapeno
• 1 red onion
• 1 onion
• 5 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons hot sauce (optional)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• fresh basil
• fresh cilantro
• fresh spinach
• fresh thyme

Recipe

• 1 use a stew pot and boil enough water to cover all the meat, onions, vegetable oil and salt.
• 2 boil until tender/almost done.
• 3 meanwhile, puree together tomatoes, garlic, tomatoes paste, jalapeno, red pepper, and fresh herbs.
• 4 when meat is ready, drain off all but about 1 1/2 cups of broth.
• 5 add in the puree mix; cover and stew for about an hour. approximately 15 minutes before done add in fresh cut spinach.
• 6 serve with your choice of rice.