Ingredients:
Skinless chicken thighs (1 lb)
Frozen baby okra (1 lb)
Tomato paste (2 tbsp)
Pepper paste (1 tbsp)
Lemon (1)
Big yellow onion (1)
Garlic cloves (8-10)
Parsley (2 tbsp)
Salt (to your liking)
Black pepper (to your liking)
Armenian red hot pepper (to your liking)
Allspice (0.5 tsp)
Bay leaf (1)
Olive oil (2 tbsp)
Instructions:
- Finely chop the onion and sauté in hot olive oil, until softened and translucent.
- Add the garlic cloves, each clove divided in half.
- Mix and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the washed and dried chicken thighs.
- Cover the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste and the pepper paste. Mix gently.
- Add all the spices and continue cooking with covered lid on low heat, until the chicken is cooked (you may need to add half a cup of boiling water.)
- Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon, gently mix in the pot.
- Add the defrosted, washed okra.
- Gently mix and cover until okra is cooked.
- Adjust the salt, add the chopped parsley, take off the stove, keep the lid covered for 10 minutes and serve.
- You can garnish with lemon slices.
Enjoy!