CHICKEN WITH CHESTNUTS
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Marie Menezes Ribeiro, courtesy of Maria de Lourdes Bayot and Yvonne Husband
1 large chicken cut into small pieces
1 tin chestnuts
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ cup soya sauce
1 tsp cinnamon
3 cloves of garlic chopped or 1 heaped tbsp of crushed garlic
½ bunch chopped spring onions
Mix everything except the chestnuts together and leave to marinate for at least ½ an hour.
Put a little oil in the pot and fry for about 5 mins.
Then add 1 cup of water to make the gravy.
Reduce the heat and simmer until almost cooked, then add the chestnuts and cook until the chicken is soft.