Vietnamese Chicken and Bean Stew [gà nấu đậu]

June 3, 2021
Posted in: Recipes

Recipe courtesy of Suzanne Nuyen, blogger at Bun Bo Bae, and eatusabeans.com 

This Vietnamese Chicken and Bean Stew recipe, or gà nấu đậu, is comfort in a bowl for me. My mom would make this all the time as an easy, warming meal that lasts all week. This is a Franco-Vietnamese tomato-based stew. It’s so easily adaptable to what you have on hand. Don’t like chicken? Use spare ribs! Need more veggies? Add some mushrooms! The possibilities are endless. Eat it with rice. Eat it with bread. Eat it by itself! The best part is: This stew only gets better the more you heat it up.

I’m thrilled because the beans are THE star of the show in this Chicken and Bean Stew recipe. They thicken up the broth and make it so silky and robust.

Vietnamese Chicken and Bean Stew Recipe (gà nấu đậu)

Ingredients

  • 1 3 lb chicken, cut into 1 inch bite sized pieces (you can also use chicken thigh)
  • 1 large shallot, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil, such as canola
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 5 cups water
  • 4 large potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 4 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 3 15.8 oz cans of great northern beans, rinsed and drained

Directions

  1. Season chicken with fish sauce, shallot, garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside for at least 20 minutes.
  2. Add oil to a large heavy bottomed pot and saute seasoned chicken on high heat
  3. Add tomato paste to the chicken and continue to cook until the tomato paste has caramelized
  4. Add water and bring back to a boil
  5. When water is boiling, add carrots
  6. Add potatoes once the carrots are just starting to get tender
  7. Once potatoes are and carrots are tender, add drained beans and simmer for 5-6 minutes until beans have absorbed some of the broth
  8. Serve immediately or, for best results, chill and reheat. Serve with rice or sliced baguettes.

 

We hope you enjoy this comforting Vietnamese Chicken and Bean Stew recipe!

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