Arroz con Pollo is a Latin American dish that translates into rice and chicken. This recipe uses leftover chicken with some odds and ends from the kitchen to create a quick, easy and delicious “Trini” version of Arroz Con Pollo. This is a great recipe to experiment with as you can add other veggies and legumes to make it just the way you want it. Feel free to add carrots, sweet peppers, olives and/or green peas to incorporate even more flavors and nutrients to this dish.
Arroz Con Pollo
Serves 6Â
Ingredients
6 pieces of chicken pre-seasoned with green seasoningÂ
2 cups rice washed
2 large onions diced
10 cloves garlic minced
2 tbsp ginger minced
8 pimentos finely chopped
1 scotch bonnet pepper finely chopped
6 stalks, Portuguese thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp roucou (annatto extract)
1 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp mushroom powder or 1 tsp MSG
2 cups water
1/3 cup oil
salt & black pepper to taste
Method
Add 2-3 tbsp of oil to a pot on medium high heat
Add pieces of chicken, season with salt and black pepper then add curry powder and cook for 2 minutes
2 Comments
Excellent!!! Right up my street!!!! I justike to cook. You’ve got some great recipes. Fantastic.
Thank you. Really appreciate it 🙂