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I didn't know you knew how to cook a chicken stew. Wait, we haven't finished yet.

Now, hey, Dad, what are you doing?

Nothing. Well, I am sending an email. I need to deliver this report today.

Oh, all right. Aren't you hungry? It's lunchtime already.

Wow. I thought it was early. Now that I'm working from home, I don't realize how fast time goes by.

What do you want to eat?

Um, I don't know. Something delicious.

Okay. Why don't we order a pizza? I will call the restaurant. What kind of pizza do you want?

Pizza? No, I don't want pizza, Dad.

All right, then. Let's eat fried chicken. I know a great restaurant near here.

Hey, what happened? Don't you like fried chicken? Come on, it's delicious.

Yeah, I like fried chicken and pizza, but I want something homemade. Mom usually cooks something delicious for lunch.

Oh, I see. But mom is not here. Remember, she had to travel to see her father because he's sick. We're going there tomorrow.

Yes, I know. Okay, then fried chicken will be. It's just that I thought you knew how to cook something. But I guess you don't, Dad. Don't worry. We'll have something nice to eat when mom gets back. Let's go.

Hey, don't try to manipulate me like that. You know it won't work.

I'm not trying anything. I already told you we can go out for pizza. It's okay that you don't know how to cook. Not everyone knows how to make delicious meals like my mom.

Are you kidding? Of course, I can cook and I cook very well. I cook very delicious food. Let's go to the kitchen right now.

Perfect. Let's go, Dad.

Okay. I will teach you how your dad prepares something delicious. We will make a delicious stew. Chicken stew. This is a secret recipe I stole from your grandmother.

Oh, first the ingredients. One whole chicken cut into medium pieces or about 1 and 12 kg. 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil or olive oil. One large onion chopped. Three cloves of garlic, minced. Three medium carrots sliced into rounds. Two medium potatoes peeled and diced. One red bell pepper, chopped. Two ripe tomatoes chopped or one cup canned tomatoes. Four cups of chicken broth or water with a chicken bullion cube. One bay leaf. One teaspoon of paprika. Salt and pepper to taste. Fresh parsley chopped for garnish.

Wow, that's a lot of things that. And how do we make this delicious stew?

All right, here's how we do it the step by step. First, heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat until it gets very hot. Right. No, no, not too hot. We don't want to burn anything. Now place the chicken pieces in and brown them on all sides. That's where the flavor starts. Do you smell that?

Yeah. It smells like fried chicken because it is fried chicken.

But it is just the beginning. Now take the chicken out for a moment. And in that same pot, add the onion, garlic, carrots, and bell pepper.

Onion, garlic, carrots, and bell pepper. Got it. What else?

and stir them gently until the onion turns soft and the smell starts to make you smile.

Makes me smile. Okay, I am smiling now.

Okay, now add the tomatoes and paprika. Stir again and let everything cook for a couple of minutes until the tomatoes start breaking down. Do you see that?

Yeah, that it smells really good. I didn't know you knew how to cook a chicken stew.

Wait, we haven't finished yet. Now, put the chicken back into the pot. Pour in the broth and the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Bring it to a gentle boil. Then reduce the heat to low. Cover it and let it simmer for about 30 minutes.

So we have to wait for 30 minutes. Now I am hungry.

Relax. Delicious food always makes you wait. Meanwhile, I will tell you a little story. When I was your age, I used to cook for my brothers and sisters.

Really? I don't believe you. You cooked when you were just 10 years old.

Of course. And I did it very well. I had to learn how to cook because my parents worked all day. Your grandparents had a little store in our house and sometimes your grandma started cooking but never finished. So I learned how to cook to help them and I also did it because I liked to cook. I think it was something I knew how to do it well. Then when I started college, I didn't have time to cook. So I forgot some things. But hey, now I see that I didn't forget everything. I still love cooking.

Well, you haven't finished the chicken stew yet. We have to try it first.

Trust your dad. You will love it. Believe me. Cooking at home is important. Street food isn't very healthy. Besides, it's mo