Guatemalan Chicken Pollo Guisado Food

POLLO GUISADO RECIPE (CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• Season the chicken with adobo and sazon seasoning. Be sure to get all sides.
• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes to brown all sides, flipping half way through.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic and sofrito. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the olives, potatoes, bay leaves, tomato sauce and chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and fall-off-the-bone. It should register 165 degrees internal (minimum) when measured with a food thermometer.
• Garnish with red pepper flakes and fresh chopped parsley and serve.

POLLO GUISADO

Steps:

• Boil the chicken for 25 minutes or until cooked. Set aside.
• In a blender combine the tomatoes, chipotle sauce, garlic, cumin, pepper, salt and add 9 ounces of water and blend for a few seconds.
• In a saucepan add the vegetable oil and onions and cook for 3 minutes or until the onions turn golden.
• Add the chipotle mixture and the chicken to the saucepan with the onions and cook over medium heat 15 minutes.

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN - POLLO GUISADO

Steps:

• Turn non-stick skillet on to LOW, place chicken so it will cook in its own juices. Add thyme and bay leaf. Sprinkle each chicken with a pinch of bouillon. Let cook.
• Meanwhile, blend tomato(es), green bell pepper and onion, add annatto.
• When chicken is browned and cooked through, remove and discard bay leaf, and add sauce. Let chicken absorb sauce.

POLLO GUISADO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the hot pot to brown, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer chicken a bowl and cover with an aluminum foil tent.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onion to the pot and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in sofrito and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken broth, tomato sauce, sazon, cumin, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Return chicken to the pot. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Remove chicken.
• Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into simmering mixture until nicely thickened. Place chicken back into the pot and continue to cook about 10 minutes more.

POLLO GUISADO (DOMINICAN STEWED CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces in a bowl and season generously with ranchero sazon criollo. Add onion, Cubanelle peppers, sazon liquido, and garlic paste. Toss to coat chicken evenly.
• Put oil in the bottom of a heavy pot. Add brown sugar and do not stir. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until sugar is very, very dark brown but not burned, 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully add chicken pieces to the pot 1 at a time, reserving vegetables and any liquid left in the bowl. Stir chicken, coating each piece with sugar-oil mixture. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add tomato paste, celery, and bouillon powder to the pot and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Let stew until chicken is cooked and tender, 15 to 30 minutes.

POLLO GUISADO (CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first four ingredients. Add the chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight., In a large nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil. Stir in the potatoes, water and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Add additional water if necessary. Discard bay leaves before serving.

ARROZ CON POLLO CHAPINA (GUATEMALAN CHICKEN AND RICE)

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown the chicken in the oil over medium heat for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and the black pepper. Remove the chicken and set aside. In the same skillet with the chicken fat, fry the onion, garlic and tomato for 2 minutes.
• Add the rice and fry for 2 minutes more. Add the carrots, olives and capers and mix everything together.
• Pour in the broth and chicken pieces.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover skillet and simmer until broth has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Add the green peas.
• Cover skillet with aluminum foil and punch 8 holes in the top to allow steam to escape. Bake in a 300F oven for 30 minutes. Fluff up the mixture once or twice during the baking time.
• Serve warm. Decorate the surface with the pimiento strips and egg slices and sprinkle with the cheese. The rice should be dry, loose and not sticky. Serve with fried ripe plantain slices, a salsa picante and pickled vegetables.