Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Chicken Rice Food

ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Combine the salt, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper and cayenne in a plastic gallon bag. Shake until the mixture is well combined.
• Pat the chicken dry and place in the bag with the spice mixture. Shake the bag, making sure the chicken is well coated.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch high-sided skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes each side. Transfer the chicken to a plate, using tongs.
• Add the onions, green peppers, red peppers and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the skillet. Cook the vegetables over moderate heat, stirring, until softened and fragrant, about 7 minutes. Add the rice and garlic and cook until the rice begins to turn gold in color and fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, combine the stock, tomato sauce and remaining teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add 1 1/4 cups water and the stock mixture to the skillet and stir to make sure the rice is covered in liquid. Nestle the chicken in the rice, adding any juices from the plate. Bring the rice to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cover. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, the rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 35 minutes. Let the skillet stand covered, about 10 minutes before serving.

ARROZ CON POLLO (MEXICAN CHICKEN & RICE)

Steps:

• prep: Cut chicken into 1-inch chunks. Remove stem and seeds from bell peppers. Finely chop bell peppers, Onion, garlic, and ortega chiles.
• Use a large, deep pan. Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil into it, and heat the pan. Please note that spices are put in twice: once with the chicken, and once with the rice, so don't put them away after the first measurement.
• Place chicken in heated pan. Sprinkle ¼ tsp chili powder, ¾ tsp cumin, and ¼ tsp onion powder over chicken, stirring frequently, until chicken is thoroughly heated.
• Remove chicken from pan. Add the remaining tbsp of olive oil and the pepper mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, for approximately 6 minutes, until onion is soft and liquid has reduced out and disappeared, I don't use salt/pepper during this step, since there is enough in the rotisserie chicken already.
• Add the chicken broth, salsa, diced tomatoes, chili powder, and cumin to the pepper mixture. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the rice, and put the chicken back in the pan, along with any juices that may have left the chicken. Cover and cook for approximately 10 minutes, stir in the frozen peas and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until rice is tender.

RICE WITH CHICKEN: ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and lime juice. In a large casserole or dutch oven, heat the olive oil. Brown the chicken, remove the chicken from the pan, and set aside.
• Add the onions, peppers, and garlic to the casserole. Cook until translucent. Add the tomato sauce, cumin, and bay leaf; cook for another 5 minutes. Add the chicken, wine, beer, and sherry, and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Add the stock, bring to a boil, and adjust the seasoning. Add the drained rice and the saffron.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
• Remove the rice from the oven and add the peas, fluffing the rice and mixing in the peas at the same time. Serve hot.

ARROZ CON POLLO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the chicken in an ovensafe baking dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Use tongs to turn the chicken and evenly coat. Bake for 15 minutes until browned but not cooked all the way through (it will finish cooking with the rice).
• Meanwhile, add the remaining tablespoon olive oil to a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the rice and stir to coat.
• Toast the rice, stirring occasionally, until it is lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in the onion and garlic and continue cooking until the rice is just lightly browned and the vegetables are starting to soften, about 2 minutes more. Make sure the garlic does not brown.
• Add the tomato sauce, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, bouillon and 3 cups water. Stir to combine. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce to a simmer and add the chicken to the rice in an even layer, skin-side up and not overlapping. Cover and cook until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• In a paella pan or wide, shallow pan with a tight-fitting lid, heat the Achiote Oil over medium-high heat until the oil is rippling. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add as many pieces skin side down to the pan as fit without touching. Cook, turning as necessary, until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove the pieces as they are done and set aside. Adjust the heat under the pan, especially after you start removing chicken, so the chicken browns without the oil darkening.
• When all the chicken is removed from the pan, add the Sofrito and alcaparrado. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Raise the heat to high and boil until most of the water is evaporated from the Sofrito. Add the cumin and cloves.
• Stir in the rice until coated with oil. Return the chicken to the pan, pour in enough broth to cover the rice by the width of 2 fingers (about 1-inch), and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat until the level of liquid reaches the rice. Stir gently and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pan and cook until the liquid is absorbed, the chicken is cooked through, and the rice is tender but firm, about 20 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork. The arroz con pollo can be brought to the table right in the pan or transferred to a large serving platter. Either way, garnish with the red pepper before serving.
• Heat the oil and annatto seeds in a small skillet over medium heat just until the seeds give off a lively, steady sizzle. Don't overheat the mixture or the seeds will turn black and the oil will turn a nasty green. Once they're sizzling, remove the pan from the heat and let stand until the sizzling stops. Strain and reserve in a jar with a tight-fitting lid at room temperature for up to 4 days.
• Chop the onion and Cubanelle or Italian peppers in the work bowl of a food processor until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, add the remaining ingredients 1 at a time and process until smooth. The sofrito will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. It also freezes beautifully.

ARROZ CON POLLO (RICE WITH CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Add 3 drumsticks and 3 thighs to the Dutch oven and cook until browned on both sides, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove the chicken pieces with a slotted spoon and set aside. Repeat with the remaining drumsticks and thighs.
• Add the onions and peppers to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for about 1 minute. Add the paprika, cumin, saffron and bay leaves, stirring until incorporated. Next, add the diced tomatoes, chicken broth, beer, rice and 1 teaspoon salt; mix well. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer.
• Return the chicken pieces to the pot, cover, and transfer to the oven for 20 minutes. Remove the pot from the oven, add the peas and pimientos, then cover and return to the oven until the rice is completely tender, another 5 to 10 minutes.

CROCK POT ARROZ CON POLLO (SPANISH CHICKEN WITH RICE)

Steps:

• In a non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken, in batches, and brown lightly on all sides.
• Transfer to slow cooker stoneware.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened.
• Add garlic, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add rice and stir until grains are well coated with mixture.
• Stir in saffron, tomatoes and chicken stock.
• Transfer to slow cooker stoneware and stir to combine with chicken.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, until juice run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.
• Stir in green pepper and peas, cover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes, until vegetables are heated through.
• Garnish with olives, if using, and pass hot pepper sauce, if using.
• TIP: If you are in a hurry, skip browning the chicken.
• Just make sure that all the skin is removed; otherwise the dish will be too fatty.
• *Saffron is a pungent, bittersweet spice garnered from a particular kind of crocus.
• Buy saffron in threads, not powder, preferably from a reputable purveyor.
• Turmeric can be used to convey the saffron color in a dish, but it will not replicate the unique and haunting flavour of the original.
• Delicious & Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes.

ARROZ CON POLLO (DOMINICAN STYLE CHICKEN & RICE)

Steps:

• Throw ALL the ingredients "EXCEPT" Rice & Water into a large pot.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring every so often.
• When liquid starts to diminish add the rice & water.
• Stir and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover & simmer for approximately 20 minutes. Enjoy! :).

NEW MEXICO CHICKEN WITH RICE (ARROZ CON POLLO)

Steps:

• Cover bottom of heavy skillet with oil, and dump in uncooked rice.
• Heat slowly.
• Stir vigorously as rice pops and takes on a whitish color.
• When rice has popped, add onion and continue stirring.
• Take out rice and onion or push to cool side of skillet.
• Add chicken, brown on all sides.
• Put back rice and onion and cover chicken with water.
• Simmer under lid till nearly done.
• Take out a tablespoon of broth and allow to cool.
• Dissolve the chili and the saffron in broth and stir into main dish slowly.
• Cut the olives in half and stir them into rice.
• Cook for another 5 minutes.
• Check rice if it seems too dry, add a little more water and stir.

ARROZ CON POLLO (CHICKEN WITH RICE)

Steps:

• Season chicken breast with salt and pepper.
• Brown chicken in skillet, 2-3 minutes on each side (with a little bit of oil in skillet so that it wont stick).
• When it's chicken is browned, remove from skillet; set aside. Cut into pieces when cool enough.
• In the same skillet, put shortening or Lard, let it melt. When melted, add green peppers and onion (use as little or as much as you like). Saute about 2 minutes.
• Add rice. Fry rice until golden brown.
• Add salt, pepper, cumin and minced garlic (or garlic powder, not garlic salt), be careful not to burn garlic.
• Add chicken, toss to coat with seasonings.
• Add hot water, slowly -- then add chicken bouillon and then tomato sauce. (don't have to use all of can, I usually use about 3/4 of the can).
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. DO NOT UNCOVER AT ALL UNTIL ALL OF THE WATER IS EVAPORATED. This is the secret!
• When the water is just about evaporated, turn heat off and keep on stove until completely evaporated.
• Remove from skillet into a serving dish and keep covered until ready to serve.
• Serve with beans and homemade tortillas!
• *On the seasonings, I don't normally measure, I just dash here and there to my taste. If not using garlic cloves, use garlic powder NOT garlic salt. You have to keep doing it until you get it perfect. I have been making this for about 25+ years and sometimes it comes out perfect, sometimes is still needs something! Keep practicing, you'll get it!

ARROZ CON POLLO (CHICKEN WITH RICE)

Steps:

• In a deep, heavy-based pot (such as a Dutch oven), heat the oil on medium high. Sauté the chicken, in batches if necessary, until golden on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a platter.
• Sauté the sausage until browned, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer the sausage to the platter.
• Pour off and discard the excess oil, leaving about 1 Tbs. in the pan.
• Reduce the heat to medium and sauté the onion, pepper, and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Return the chicken and sausage to the pot and add the cumin, paprika, chili powder, and turmeric, if using, stirring to distribute the spices. Cook for 1 minute and then add the tomatoes, wine (or beer), and bay leaf.
• Increase the heat to medium high, stir, and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the rice and water. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the rice is done and the liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes. (If the rice is done but still very soupy, remove the cover and cook very gently until the liquid evaporates, taking care not to burn the rice.).
• Give a toss and then let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

ARROZ CON POLLO (BAKED CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• In large oven proof skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add chicken, brown on all sides, turning as needed for about 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken.
• Add onion, green pepper, tomatoes, garlic and rice.
• Saute 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.
• Stir in broth, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne pepper and saffron.
• Bring to a boil.
• If skillet isn't oven proof or large enough, transfer to a 13 X 9 X 2 baking dish.
• Arrange chicken on top.
• Cover with lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake in 375 oven for 25 minutes or until chicken and rice are both tender.
• Add peas, and pimento or red peppers (if using) on top.