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Hearty chicken and vegetable hotpot

From PLANETCOOK.COM
Serves 4-6

Fur the hotpot:
450g (11b) skinned and boned chicken thigh meat, diced
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, peeled and diced
2.5rm (good 1 inch) piece my ginger, peeled and shredded
1 large clove garlic. thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
Freshly ground black pepper
2 parsnips, peeled end diced to give 170g (6oz) pieces
3 carrots peeled and diced to give 225g (8oz) pieces
1 stick celery. cleaned, diced
1 large leek. cleaned, trimmed to remove dark green parts and diced to give 170g (6oz)
425m1 (15 fl oz) chicken stock
For the heart topping:
225g (8oz) tomatoes thinly sliced
550g potatoes, peeled to give 500g potatoes
freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 170C / 350F / Gas Mark 4

1. Using a large non stick frying pan, dry fry the chicken to seal. Transfer to a quite shallow oven proof casserole dish.

2. Heat the oil in the same pan, add the onion, ginger and garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until just beginning to turn golden brown.

3. Add the spices and pepper. Stir well and allow ro sizzle to release the flavours of the spices. Now add all the diced vegetables and continue to cook until they start to caramelise on the edges slightly, this takes about 2 minutes. Transfer to the casserole dish and mix with the chicken and flatten to give a level sutface for the heart topping.

4. Arrange the tomatoes in a large heart shape over the chicken and vegetable mixture. Carefully slice the potatoes very thinly 2 to 3ml (less than 1/4 inch) and use to top the heart shaped tomatoes.

5. Gently pour over the stock being careful not to dislodge any of the potato. Cover and cook for 45 minutes.

6. Remove the hot pot from the oven, take off the lid and carefully baste some of the juices over the potatoes and season with a little pepper. Return to the oven with the lid off and cook for a further 15 minutes until the potatoes turn brown on the edges.

7. Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving this hearty and complete dinner.