Yassa Chicken with Stewed Tomatoes Recipe | Food Network

Ingredients

• 1 (3 to 3 1/2) pound chicken (cut into 8 pieces)
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions
• 6 cloves garlic, halved
• 1 cup celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 fresh hot chile pepper (habenero), quartered
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 lime, zested
• Salt and freshly ground white pepper
• 2 cups carrots, julienned
• 2 cups leeks, julienned
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• Stewed tomatoes, recipe follows
• 8 ripe plum tomatoes or 4 beefsteak tomatoes, cored and scored
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup minced onion
• 1 tablespoons fresh thyme