Chicken Stew with Spicy Sausage
Chicken Stew with Spicy Sausage
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Chorizo sausage is a pork sausage flavored with garlic, chili powder and other spices. It is available in the deli section of most grocery stores.
Author: Alberta Chicken Producers
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients
- 1 chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup chopped celery
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour salt
- ½ cup dry sherry
- 1½ cups chicken broth
- 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1½ lbs (750 g) skinless, bone-in chicken thighs, quartered
- 3 springs fresh thyme
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- ¼ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Cook the sausage in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until browned.
- Add the onion, garlic and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until the onion is softened.
- Add the flour and cook, stirring for 1 minute to cook the flour.
- Stir in the sherry.
- Add the broth, carrots, chicken, thyme, salt and pepper and stir.
- Cover and bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium low.
- Simmer covered for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until thickened. Remove the stems from the thyme.
- Stir in the peas and sour cream.
- Cook uncovered for about 5 minutes or until hot.
Notes
Make Ahead: The stew can be made 2 days ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freeze in an airtight container up to 3 months.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with pan fried polenta, pasta or roasted potatoes.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with pan fried polenta, pasta or roasted potatoes.