Brown stewed chicken

• 10 chicken drumsticks ( you can use breast or thighs if you don't like drum sticks)
• 2 scallions chopped
• 1 tomato chopped
• 2 tbsp red onion chopped
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 clove garlic chopped
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tbsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp chilli pepper flakes
• 4 cup water
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1/2 tsp brown sugar

1. Take off all the skin off the chicken and wash good
2. Put your chicken in a large bowl and add 1 tablespoon of the oil + the scallions + tomato's + red onion + garlic + black pepper + thyme + paprika + and onion powder and massage it in the chicken and let sit for at least a half hour
3. In a large deep frying pan add the 3 tablespoons of oil and let heat
4. Once oil is heated grab one peace of chicken at a time using a fork and scrape off the onions and tomato back into the bowl and add the chicken to frying pan
5. Once chicken is all in pan sprinkle the chilli pepper flakes over the chicken and fry until the chicken is nicely browned
6. While the chicken is browning add the water to the bowl that your chicken was marinating in and add the salt and stir trying to get all the seasons off the side of bowl in the water
7. Once the chicken is browned well enough add the water mixture in the pan and bring to boil on high heat
8. As it starts to boil turn heat to medium heat and cover ( stir occasionally )
9. Once the water starts to evaporate and thicken up uncover and add the ketchup and brown sugar and continue cooking till your water turns into a gravy ...serve over rice !

chicken, scallions, tomato, red onion, olive oil, garlic, black pepper, thyme, paprika, onion, salt, chilli pepper, water, ketchup, brown sugar

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/356542-brown-stewed-chicken (may not work)