Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, arroz con pollo / rice with chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have arroz con pollo / rice with chicken using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken:
- Prepare 2 tsp EVOO
- Take 2 tsp Sofrito
- Get 1/3 cup Chopped Red Onions
- Make ready 1/2 Chopped Roasted Sweet Red Pepper
- Make ready 1 Spanish Olives (optional)
- Take 1 envelope Chicken Bouillon
- Make ready 1 envelope Sazon
- Make ready 1 dash Cumin
- Get 1 Salt and Pepper to taste
- Take 1 Bay Leaf
- Get 4 oz Tomato Sauce
- Prepare 1 can Corn (with water)
- Get 1/2 bunch Chopped Cilantro
- Take 2 cup Uncooked White Rice
- Prepare 2 1/4 cup Water
- Prepare 1 small Chicken chopped in medium sized chunks
Clearly, I am biased but I believe that arroz con pollo boricua is the best. Arroz con Pollo translates to chicken and rice, and is a very popular dish in both Spanish and Latin American cuisines. It is similar to paella and contains chicken, yellow rice and vegetables. In Spain, the rice is colored yellow with the spice saffron.
Steps to make Arroz con Pollo / Rice with Chicken:
- Cut the chicken in medium chunks (leave wings for another meal), and season with adobo or salt and pepper to taste. *Boneless chicken breast is fine.
- Cook the chicken in a little olive oil or butter on medium to low heat.
- Once chicken is cooked, remove from pan and add sofrito and onions. (add more oil if needed). On medium heat cook until onions are translucent.
- Add tomato sauce, olives, red pepper, cumin, chicken bouillon, sazon, corn and bay leaf. Cook covered for 5 minutes.
- Add chicken, rice, water, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. Cook uncovered until most of the water evaporates. ( About 10-15 minutes depending on your stove)
- Once water evaporates, stir from the bottom up ONLY 2-3 times. Reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, stir from the bottom up and rice should be nice and fluffy. If still uncooked cover again and cook for 10 minutes at a time.
- Enjoy :-)
Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Return the chicken pieces to the pot, cover, and transfer to the. Colombian-Style Arroz con Pollo was one of my favorite recipes growing up. My mom would make it at least once a week for lunch. My mom would make it at least once a week for lunch.
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