Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken

This recipe used chicken legs and thighs. Wash chicken with water and vinegar, remove excess fat and skin. I removed all the skin from both the legs and the thighs. Rinse with clean water. In a small bowl add all the dry seasonings and mix well to combine. Pour half of the seasoning mixture onto clean chicken and using your hands rub well into chicken, add half of the bell peppers, onions and tomatoes and fresh thyme to the seasoned chicken, then add the remaining seasoning blend and soy sauce and again using your hands season well. Cover and marinade at least1 hour, more if you can. Heat oil on medium high heat, add brown sugar and stir continuously until sugar dissolves and caramelized. Shake off the vegetables from seasoned chicken and add to pan, brown about 3 minutes on each side, then add the minced garlic and minced ginger as well as the bell peppers, onions and tomatoes that were seasoned with the chicken, cover and let cook in its own juices for about 30 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add remaining onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers, as well as the carrots. Add 1 cup hot water to the bowl the chicken was seasoned in, and swoosh it around add to chicken and vegetables, add ketchup, stir to combine, Cover and cook another 30 minutes.