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Arroz Con Pollo

Arroz Con Pollo

Learn how to make Arroz Con Pollo, a delicious Latin American rice and chicken dish perfect for using leftovers.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword: one-pot
Servings: 8
Author: baidawi

Ingredients

  • 6 pieces of chicken pre-seasoned with green seasoning
  • 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
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • 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
  • Remove pieces of chicken from pot and set aside
  • Add onion to the pot then sauté for one minute
  • Add garlic, pimento, ginger and scotch bonnet pepper to the pot then sauté for 1 minute
  • Add rice, roucou, mushroom powder, half of the Portuguese thyme and bay leaf to the pot then add chicken, water and remaining oil
  • Season with salt and black pepper to taste then cover and allow to cook for 25 minutes on low heat
  • Add remaining thyme to pot then combine well
  • Serve & Enjoy

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