Trinidad Stew Chicken

Name: Trinidad Stew Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (cut into serving-size pieces, about 4 pounds); 4 tablespoons green seasoning; 2 green onions/scallions (chopped); 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 4 pimento peppers (chopped); Salt (to taste); Black pepper (to taste); 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or coconut oil (optional); 1 1/2 cups water (plus more as needed); 1 Scotch bonnet or other hot pepper (left whole); 1 large tomato (chopped); 1 bell pepper (chopped); 1/2 large onion (chopped); 3 blades chives (chopped); 2 leaves chadon beni/culantro (chopped); 1 tablespoon tomato paste

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:25min

A classic Trinidad stew chicken made with seasoned chicken browned in caramelized sugar, then simmered with herbs and aromatics until tender with a rich brown gravy.

Updated at: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:24:35 GMT