Chicken Afritada

This is my personal favorite dish to cook and eat. I love anything with tomato sauce!

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo chicken cut into bite size
• 1 large potato cut in bite size
• 1 small carrot cut in bite size (optional)
• 1 medium can tomato sauce or paste
  
• 1/4 cup green peas
• 1 small onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 red or green bell pepper cut in strips
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup water or chicken stock
• cooking oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
  

Chicken Afritada Cooking Instructions:

• Heat cooking oil In a frying pan.
• In the same pan, saute onion and garlic until soft and fragrant.
• Put the chicken in, season with soy sauce and pepper. Stir until combined.
• Pour in chicken stock(or water) and tomato sauce and vinegar. Bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for at least 25-30 minutes.
• After simmering, add in potatoes, and carrots. Simmer for few minutes until tender.
• When vegetables are tender, add the green peas and bell pepper. Simmer for few minutes. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Turn off heat.
• Serve with hot rice.