Chicken Okra

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large free-range chicken, jointed
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 3 lbs canned tomatoes
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 lbs prepared fresh okra
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• chopped parsley
• salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse and dry the chicken pieces.
• 2 place the oil in a wide saucepan and, when hot, fry the chicken pieces on both sides until they become golden.
• 3 take the chicken out, add and fry the onion and garlic until they are pale brown.
• 4 add the oregano, thyme, tomatoes and water, pressing them with a wooden spoon to break them up.
• 5 bring to the boil.
• 6 season with salt and pepper, add the chicken pieces, cover and cook the chicken for 20 minutes and then add 1 1/2 lbs of prepared okra on top.
• 7 the okra should sit in but not be covered by the sauce.
• 8 add a little water if needed.
• 9 shake the pan and cook slowly for about 30 minutes without stirring, but rotating the saucepan occasionally.
• 10 continue cooking until the water has evaporated and the sauce has reduced and thickened.
• 11 sprinkle with parsley and serve.