Description
Arroz con Pollo is a very common dish in the Latin culture. Every Latin culture has its own recipe. A delicious one pot meal that consists of chicken and rice with intense tropical flavors!
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Ingredients
- 5 bone-in skinless chicken thighs, rinse
- 2½ cups unsalted chicken stock
- 2 cups long-grain white rice, rinse
Marinating Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon lite salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Condiments
- 1 seasoning envelopes with coriander and annatto
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 3 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons sofrito
- 16 pimento-stuffed green olive
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1½ teaspoon lite salt or to taste
- 2 to 3 small culantro (recao) leaves, cut into pieces
Instructions
- Add the marinating ingredients in a bowl. Mix until well blended.
- Place chicken thighs in bowl. Pour marinade over the chicken and coat them evenly.
- Cover with lid and place in refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of canola oil in a 4-quart saucepan (caldero) over high heat. Sear chicken until both sides are lightly browned. Remove from saucepan, and place on a large plate.
- In the saucepan, add the condiments and mix until well blended. Saute for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Place the chicken thighs back into the saucepan and coat them evenly with the tomato-oil based sauce.
- Pour the unsalted chicken stock and bring the liquid to a boil. Add the long-grain white rice. Stir rice well into liquid.
- When the liquid starts to boil again, reduce heat to a simmer. Cover saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
- Gently turn the rice by inserting a spoon to the bottom inside edge of the saucepan and bringing the bottom rice to the top.
- Cover saucepan with lid and continue simmering for 20 to 30 minutes or until the rice is tender.
- Category: Rice Dish
- Method: Stewed
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Keywords: Arroz con Pollo, Rice with Chicken