Tomato Bredie with Chicken

Serves 10 20 min prep 60 min cook
Tomato Bredie with Chicken

A Cape-style chicken bredie slowly cooked with ripe tomatoes, chilli and garlic.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken pieces
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 2 kg ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • sugar to taste
  • 2 red chillies, finely sliced
  • 1 tsp crushed garlic
  • 70 g tomato paste
  • fresh coriander for serving
  • rice and sambals for serving

Method

  1. Braise the chicken, onions and salt with a little water over high heat until browned.
  2. Add the tomatoes and cook until they reduce to a thick paste.
  3. Add a little sugar, the chillies and garlic.
  4. Cook over medium heat until most of the liquid has reduced.
  5. Mix the tomato paste with one cup of water and stir it into the bredie.
  6. Cook for another 10 minutes.
  7. Serve with rice and sambals and garnish with coriander.
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