Stuffed Butter Chicken in the Pot

My 365 days of recipes starts today. And I do believe I have a very good start to this year of recipes!! Sunday is traditionally a day of feasting, drinking and enjoying the company of family. Our sundays are no different, and as far as we can, we enjoy cooking feasts on sundays. 

The feast for today is Stuffed Butter Chicken in the Pot. It is deliciously rich, and full of different flavours - you simply don't want to stop eating!! 

Ingredients

125g Mushrooms
1 onion
2 star anise
1tbs crushed garlic
some fresh herbs: thyme, parsley, sage, rosemary
300g margarine
1 lemon
7 pickled onions
1 cube chicken stock
500ml water
250g carrots
250g beans
500g sweet potato

Method

Finely chop together the mushrooms, onion, herbs (except rosemary). Add the star anise, garlic and rosemary.

Mix well. Stuff the whole chicken and tie the end so that the stuffing don't fall out.

Melt the 300g margarine in the pot. Add the chicken, lemon and 7 pickle onions. Cook in the margarine until the chicken browns.

Dissolve the chicken cube in the 500ml water. Add to the pot. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the vegetables, stir a little, cover and cook until everything is soft and well cooked.

And enjoy this fabulous feast!! If you want to, you can add some rice or potatoes, but this is enough for a family of 5. And believe it or not, actually a low carb - high fat - high protein meal. You will also notice that no spices, salt or pepper has been added to the recipe. Well, that is because it is not needed. You can add some, if you like, though. 

 Happy Cooking!!

Yours in oil and veggies

Risch