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Cuban-Style Arroz Con Pollo
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This Cuban-style chicken and rice is positively packed with flavor. The secret twist? Tomato sauce, beer, and a pinch of saffron.
serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
2 reviews
2 comments
ingredients
3 pounds chicken parts
salt, pepper, paprika, oregano, cilantro or as desired
olive oil
1 large onion, coarse chopped
1/2 large green bell pepper, coarse chopped
1/2 large red bell pepper, coarse chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 bay leaves
3 cups water or chicken broth
1/2 cup tomato sauce (see note)
2 1/2 cups rice (I use parboiled/converted)
1 cup light beer
1 pinch saffron
1 cup frozen green peas
garnish: olives, fresh chopped cilantro
directions
Remove excess skin and fat from chicken parts and liberally season parts as desired. In a oven proof heavy duty pot, brown the chicken pieces in some olive oil and remove. Discard any excess fat. Cook the onion, peppers and garlic with bay leave until vegetables softened. Return chicken to the pot and add the chicken broth and tomato product. Bring to a boil and cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes. Add rice and saffron if using and bring to a boil again and simmer covered about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the 1 cup beer and cover and place pot in a 350 degrees F oven for another 20 minutes. Rice should have absorbed practically all the liquid. Stir in the peas and cover and let sit another 10 minutes until rice is fluffy.
Garnish as desired with pimento strips and or olives and fresh chopped cilantro To serve molded: pack some pieces of chicken with the rice mixture into a small bowl and invert onto a serving plate.
cook's notes
if you want more of a vivid yellow rice, omit any tomato product and replace with broth, beer or water and use saffron ,or a bit of yellow seasoning to the recipe.
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nutrition data
468 calories, 24 grams fat, 27 grams carbohydrates, 32 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
I can't afford Saffron so I use Turmeric instead to make the rice yellow.
November 4, 2018
Nice
Go to a latin american store and look for a powder called Bijol. Omit the tomato sauce and replace it with a tsp of bijol. Cuban arroz con pollo does not use tomato of any kind. If you want to splurge use saffron instead. It will impart a subtle different flavor and the color will be right but saffron is expensive. If we have company, my wife uses saffron. No company, BIJOL
It says Cuban-style so it's not meant to be an authentic Cuban recipe but rather borrow from some traditional ingredients and methods.
December 18, 2013
made many times and always delicious