Italian chicken stew

Ingredients

• 5 chicken breast - remove skin and cut into cubes - marinade with light soya sauce and 1/2 teaspoon of cornflour
• 8 russet potatoes - cut into cubes
• 5 carrots - cut into cubes
• red onions- cut into cubes
• fresh cherry tomatoes - cut open
• 10 pips of garlic - chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon of black peppercorns - crushed
• 3 tablespoons Italian herbs seasoning - tesco brand
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• a small can of tomato puree
• 6 tablespoons of oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 cups of water
• salt to taste

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Preparation

• Heat up olive oil in a non-stick pot and lightly saute chopped garlic, big onion cubes and black pepper for a few minutes.
• Add in the potato cubes and carrot cubes and stir them together for another 5 minutes.
• Add in the tomato puree, oyster sauce and italian herbs and lastly add in the chicken pieces and cheery tomatoes and stir till well combined.
• Add in enough water and simmer under low heat till the potatoes and carrots have soften and the chicken pieces are tender and soft . This may takes 1 hour.
• Keep stirring at 15 minutes interval to avoid the bottom from burnt . Add salt and sugar to taste and add in thickening last.
• Off heat and serve hot with pita bread, pasta or hot steaming rice.