Sierra Leone Chicken Stew

Ingredients:

2 pounds stewing chicken

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning

1 tsp. "Mrs. Dash" seasoning

1 tsp. garlic powder

2 cups oil

1 large pepper, chopped

2 large onions

4 oz. tomato paste

2 tbsp. lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)

1 large tomato, chopped or diced

Cooking Instructions:

Skin and trim fat from chicken. Cut 8 to 10 pieces. Rub in lemon juice. Rinse and drain chicken. Add spices and rub into chicken. Refrigerate for 10 hours. Heat oil and brown chicken. Saute onions and pepper for 1/2 hour; add tomato and tomato paste. Stir to distribute evenly. Add salt to taste. Add chicken and 1/2 cup water. Simmer over low heat 10-15 minutes until chicken is tender.

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