Mediterranean Chicken Hot Pot Recipe

For today’s ingredients you will need: 

8-10 Chicken Thigh fillets

1 onion, chopped up

1-2 minced Garlic cloves

2 tbsp harissa spice

1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika powder

200ml passata

300ml water

2 tomatoes, roughly chopped 

3 heaped tbsp of Ajvar

Step 1

Grab a deep, large soup saucepan. Add some oil and heat over medium to high heat.

Step 2

Add your onion and saute until softened. This can take anywhere from 1-3 minutes. 

Step 3

Turn heat to low and add garlic, all of your spices:  harrisa spice-  paprika- salt - pepper 

Step 4

Stir it all to combine spices and onion together. 

Step 5

Then add the chicken thigh fillets and stir to coat the chicken in the spice mix.

Step 6

Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, turning the chicken filets over every so often until 

the chicken is just whitened on the outside. 

Step 7

Now add the liquids; passata and water, stir in the chopped tomatoes and bring to a boil.

Step 8

Bring the temperature back down to a soft boil, cover the pot and leave it to lightly simmer at this pace for 20-30 minutes. 

Step 9

Remove the lid, and Stir in the Ajvar. 

Step 10

Simmer, uncovered for another 30-40 minutes on low, to allow the sauce to thicken.

Step 11

Once chicken is easily falling apart, remove from heat and serve with a side of choice.