Recipe - Caribbean Rice With Chicken (Arroz Con Pollo)

SEASONING MIX grind in
Mortar
2 Peppercorns
2 Cloves garlic peeled
1 teaspoon Oregano
4 One half teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Olive oil
1 teaspoon Vinegar or fresh lime
Juice
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 ounce Salt pork washed and
Diced
2 ounce Cured ham minced
1 Onion chopped
1 Green pepper seeded and
Chopped
3 Sweet chile peppers
Seeded and chopped
1 Tomato chopped
6 Fresh cilantro leaves
One half teaspoon Salt
10 Olives pimiento stuffed
1 tablespoon Capers
One fourth cup Tomato sauce
One half teaspoon Saffron
3 cup Rice
1 cn Green peas
Chicken broth
1 cn Pimientos

I love Puerto Rican Food!... It's usually simple, yet rich with lots of
cilantro and garlic!!. Enclosed are examples of 4 dishes that can be
simplified to taste. I always add mucho mas cilantro, peppers and garlic
with fresh ingredients (I never used canned foods).

I prefer to also add a pinch of red chili powder just to make it
interesting (not a traditional ingredient in Puerto Rican food).

Wash chicken pieces, dry and rub with Seasoning Mix. Set in refrigerator
for several hours or overnight.

In heavy kettle, brown pork and ham in oil. Reduce to moderate heat, add
chicken pieces, and cook for 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to low, add onion, peppers, tomato, and cilantro, and saute for
10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, drain liquid from can of peas into a measuring cup and add
enough water or chicken broth to measure 2 One half cups if regular rice is
used, or 3 One half cups if long grain rise is used. Reserve peas.

Add to kettle salt, olives, capers, tomato sauce, saffron, and rice, and
mix over moderate heat for 2 minutes.

Add reserved liquid to kettle, mix well, and cook, uncovered over moderate
heat until rice is dry.

With a fork, turn rice from bottom to top.

Cover kettle and cook over low heat for 40 minutes. Halfway during this
cooking period, turn rice over again.

Add peas, mix rice once more, cover, and cook for 15 minutes over low heat.

Garnish rice with pimientos.

Tammie K Nakamura nakamurt@UCSU.COLORADO.EDU

Recipe By : From Puerto Rican Cookery ISBN 0882894110

From: Western Mexican Cookbook

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