Stewed Chicken - Trinidad Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 kg skinless chicken breasts or 1 kg skinless chicken thigh
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (440 g) can tomatoes
1 large onion
2 -3 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon chile pepper sauce

Preparation

Finely chop onion, garlic, fresh tomatoes.
Cut chicken into medium/small pieces.
Put oil & sugar in a pot on high heat, and caramelize sugar.
When golden brown, add chopped chicken pieces.
Keep turning until all pieces coated in caramelized sugar and golden brown in color.
Add onion & garlic.
Keep cooking until onion translucent.
Lower heat, add tomatoes & other seasonings.
Simmer covered on low heat until chicken is cooked.
Remove cover and cook further , reducing liquid until sauce thickens but DO NOT let dry.
Serve hot with hot rice OR mashed potatoes.