Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken Slow Cooker – Recipe

Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken Slow Cooker — An incredibly rich-in-flavor all time Jamaican classic- Jamaican Brown Chicken Sauce right in your slow cooker.  If you don’t own a slow cooker, you can always make this on stove top too, it’s just that easy and practical. Just follow the same instructions and instead of, adding everything into the pot, you add some stock, bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat and let it simmer. Easy! Pair it with this rice and peas or this coconut rice and you are all set.

Ingredients

• 5-6 chicken thighs bone in trimmed of excess fat
• 1 teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoons bouillon chicken powder
• ½ teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• 1-teaspoon fresh thyme
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 green onions diced

• 2 Tablespoons or more canola oil
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 large onion diced
• 1-teaspoon garlic minced
• 2 Tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon browning sauce
• 1-teaspoon fresh or dried thyme
• 1-teaspoon hot sauce (sub chili sauce)
• 1½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 small bell pepper
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• ¾ cup chicken broth/water
• Salt and to taste

Instructions

1. Place chicken thighs in a large bowl or slow-cooker insert. Then seasoned with all marinate ingredients- salt, chicken bouillon, garlic, ginger, paprika, white pepper and thyme. Mix chicken with a spoon or with hands until they are well coated, cover tightly and set aside in the fridge Marinate for about an hour or preferably over night
2. When ready to cook heat up a skillet or large sauce pan with about 2 tablespoons oil, and then brown the chicken about 3-4 minutes until chicken is golden brown: remove and place in the crockpot. Drain any excess oil from the skillet and leave about 2 Tablespoons of oil.
3. Add onions, garlic, hot sauce, smoked paprika, sugar,browning sauce, ketchup, bell peppers and salt to taste. Stir for about 2-3 minutes until onions is translucent.
4. Then add to crockpot, deglaze pan with about ¾ cup of water add to slow cooker, together with ketchup, brown sauce and any remaining marinate from the chicken.
5. Cover and cook on high for about 3-4 hours. Remove and serve with rice and beans