Colombian-style chicken stew
Serves: 2
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Toby Scott
Colombian-style chicken stew
Melissa Hemsley's recipe is low-calorie comfort food that's perfect for a chilly evening.This dish can be easily doubled to serve 4
Serves: 2
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
347Kcal
Fat
14gr
Saturates
5gr
Carbs
21gr
Sugars
15gr
Fibre
16gr
Protein
26gr
Salt
0.7gr
Melissa Hemsley
Melissa is one half of Hemsley + Hemsley - the business she set up with her sister Jasmine, which pioneered healthier modern cooking. She has written four books, has a newspaper column and has grown a large following on social media
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Melissa Hemsley
Melissa is one half of Hemsley + Hemsley - the business she set up with her sister Jasmine, which pioneered healthier modern cooking. She has written four books, has a newspaper column and has grown a large following on social media
See more of Melissa Hemsley’s recipes
Ingredients
- ½ tbsp ghee
- 4 skin-on chicken thighs on the bone
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ½ medium celeriac, about 400g, peeled and diced into 2cm cubes
- 1 large carrot, roughly chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 250ml fresh chicken stock
- 125g frozen sweetcorn
- juice of ½ lime
To serve
- 1 heaped tbsp capers, drained
- 1/8 tsp crushed dried chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
- 2 tbsp soured cream
Step by step
Get ahead
The stew keeps for up to 2 days in the fridge, or can be frozen (add the lime juice before freezing, to preserve the colour of the celeriac).
- Melt the ghee in a casserole over a medium heat. Season the chicken and then brown really well on all sides for 5-8 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Using the same pan, fry the onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the celeriac, carrot, bay leaves, oregano and stock, season, stir and bring to a simmer. Return the chicken to the pot, skin side up. Simmer, lid on, for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken and veg are tender.
- Add the sweetcorn and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Add lime juice and season to taste. Divide the stew between bowls and top with capers, chillies, coriander and soured cream.
