White Stew (Cream Stew)

Name: White Stew (Cream Stew)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300 g (0.7lb) chicken (, diced into bite size pieces); 160 g (5.6oz) carrot (, cut into 1.5cm (⅝") thick discs (note 1)); 300 g (0.7lb) potato (, cut into large bite size pieces (note 2)); 200 g (7.1oz) onion (, cut in half, then sliced into 1.5cm (⅝") wide pieces); 3 tbsp frozen green peas ((note 3)); 1 tbsp oil; salt and pepper; 2 cups chicken stock; 2 bay leaves; 30 g (1.1oz) butter; 40 g (1.4oz) flour; 2 cups milk ((room temperature or warm)); 2 tsp salt; Freshly grated nutmeg (few sprinkles) or a pinch of nutmeg powder

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:20min

This is a white coloured stew made from béchamel sauce. It’s so colourful with the chicken, carrots, potatoes, onions and green peas in it. This stew is also called ‘Cream Stew’ although no cream is added to the sauce and it is not as heavy as it might look.

Updated at: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:58:38 GMT