Brown Stew Chicken by Andi Oliver & Crockpot

Ingredients

• 12 Pieces of Chicken (Andi used 6 drumsticks and 6 Skin-on thighs)
• 1 Whole Lemon
• 8 tbsp Rapeseed oil
• 16 Cloves garlic, peeled
• 30g Ginger, peeled
• 3 Bird's eye chili
• 2 Sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 Medium Onions, roughly chopped
• 2 tsp Ground Turmeric
• 2 tsp Paprika, heaped
• 2 tsp Ground Coriander
• 2 tsp Ground Cumin
• 2 tsp Ground Allspice (and a pinch to combine with the flour)
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 200g Plain Flour
• 300g Fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 4 tbsp Dark brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Gravy browning
• 500ml Chicken stock
• Good pinch of sea salt (optional)