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🍲 Spicy Creole Chicken Stew

427 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g onions (50 g each)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 300 g red bell peppers (2 red bell peppers)
• 150 g stalks celery (2 stalks celery)
• 8 chicken drumsticks
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 425 g tomatoes (can; drained weight)
• 800 ml chicken broth
• 200 ml white wine (or vegetable broth)
• 1 tsp cumin
• 75 g brown rice
• 150 g okra pods
• 320 g large shrimp (4 large shrimp; ready to cook)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onions and the garlic.
2. 2. Finely chop the onions and the garlic.
3. 3. Thoroughly wash the bell peppers.
4. 4. Remove the seeds and the white pith from the bell peppers.
5. 5. Cut the bell peppers into approx. 1 cm cubes.
6. 6. Wash the celery stalks.
7. 7. Remove the stringy fibers from the celery stalks.
8. 8. Slice the celery stalks thinly.
9. 9. Rinse the chicken drumsticks under cold water.
10. 10. Pat the chicken drumsticks dry with a kitchen towel.
11. 11. Remove the skin from the chicken drumsticks using a knife.
12. 12. Season the skinless chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper.
13. 13. Heat the oil in a large pot.
14. 14. Sear the chicken drumsticks on all sides.
15. 15. Remove the seared chicken drumsticks from the pot.
16. 16. Set the chicken drumsticks aside.
17. 17. Add the chopped onions and garlic to the pot.
18. 18. Add the bell pepper cubes to the pot.
19. 19. Add the celery slices to the pot.
20. 20. Sauté the vegetables over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
21. 21. Stir the vegetables occasionally.
22. 22. Mash the tomatoes in a separate bowl.
23. 23. Add the mashed tomatoes to the pot.
24. 24. Pour the broth into the pot.
25. 25. Pour the white wine into the pot.
26. 26. Season the liquid with cumin.
27. 27. Bring the mixture to a boil.
28. 28. Stir in the rice.
29. 29. Return the chicken drumsticks to the pot.
30. 30. Cover the pot.
31. 31. Simmer the dish over medium heat for 20 minutes.
32. 32. Wash the okra pods.
33. 33. Remove the hard ends from the okra pods.
34. 34. Cut the okra pods into approx. 1 cm thick pieces.
35. 35. Add the okra pods to the pot.
36. 36. Simmer the dish for another 25 to 30 minutes.
37. 37. Rinse the shrimp under cold water.
38. 38. Pat the shrimp dry with a kitchen towel.
39. 39. Add the shrimp to the stew 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
40. 40. Season the finished stew finally with salt and pepper.
41. 41. Serve the stew hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 427
• Protein: 44 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 23 g