Puerto Rican Chicken With Rice Food

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor, combine peppers, onion, garlic, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon oil. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Puree until smooth.
• In a small bowl, combine coriander, chili powder, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pat chicken dry and season all over with spice mixture. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large, straight-sided ovenproof skillet or braiser pan over medium-high. Add chicken in a single layer, skin-sides down, and cook, flipping once, until browned on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add rice to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until nutty-smelling and opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cilantro mixture and cook until mostly absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in broth, 1 cup water, bay leaf, and peas. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet in a single layer, skin-sides up. Bring to a boil. Scatter capers and olives over top, then cover and transfer to oven. Cook until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken (near but not touching bones) reads 165 degrees, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve, garnished with more cilantro.

ARROZ CON POLLO (PUERTO RICAN RICE WITH CHICKEN)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, season your chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano. Let sit for ten minutes.
• Into a large heavy bottom caldero or dutch oven pan, heat your oil over medium high heat. Then add in your chicken. Brown both sides of chicken, about 3-4 minutes per side. Next, add in everything except for the rice and broth. Mix it all together, and allow to cook for about three minutes.
• After three minutes, stir in the rice, allow the rice to absorb all of the sauce for about 1-2 minutes before adding in the broth. Stir rice and broth together, allow it to come to a light boil, for about 5-7 minutes.
• Once you're able to see the grains of rice just at the surface, you will lower your heat to medium low, COVER your pot, and let it cook for 20-30 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, check on your rice, if there is still any liquid or your rice isn't as soft as desired, let it cook an additional 5-10 minutes. Once liquid is absorbed and rice is soft, remove from heat, let it sit for 5 minutes before giving it a GENTLE fluff with a fork, then serve immediately.

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 3 min. on each side or until thighs are evenly browned on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. Set chicken aside.
• Add onions and peppers to reserved drippings; cook 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add rice, seasonings, pasta sauce and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 35 min. or until rice is tender and chicken is done (165°F), uncovering after 20 min., and adding peas and olives to the skillet for the last 5 min.

PUERTO RICAN STYLE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Place bell pepper, garlic, onion, tomato, 1/2 cup cilantro and cubanelle pepper in a blender or food processor; blend until mixed (you have now made sofrito).
• Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown chicken on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and saute 1 minute.
• Add the beer, sofrito (vegetable mixture) and 1/2 cup water.
• Bring to a simmer, lower the heat and cook 15 minutes. Do not let the liquid come to a boil.
• Add the peas and pimentos and cook 5 more minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with remaining cilantro and serve.

PUERTO RICAN ARROZ CON POLLO (RICE AND CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Make Recipes: #315560, #315446, #315561, #315559. It should take less than 30 minutes to make all of these condiment/spice recipes.
• Remove skin and excess fat from chicken. Marinate chicken in adobo marinade, Recipe #315561, for 8-24 hours in the refrigerator.
• Remove chicken from marinade, draining off any excess. Sprinkle chicken with Adobo Seasoning, Recipe #315446. In a large dutch oven or heavy pot, add oil, chorizo and chicken. Over medium heat, cook until chicken is just browned on both sides, approximately 5 minutes. Add the Sofrito mixture, Recipe #315559, stirring until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add cumin, oregano, paprika, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, bay leaves and 4 tablespoons Olive and Pepper Mix, Recipe #315560. While stirring, cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, beer, broth, and rice; bring to a boil making sure rice is submerged.
• Reduce heat to low, covering mixture with a tight fitting lid. DO NOT REMOVE THE LID! Continue to cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
• DO NOT REMOVE THE LID! Turn off the heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove the lid after 10 minutes and serve. If desired, garnish with additional Olive and Pepper Mix, Recipe #315560, over rice.

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season Chicken with garlic salt, salt & pepper. Put a small amount of oil in a large pot, brown chicken on medium high heat, but don't cook all the way through.
• Add the garlic and onion and cook for a few minutes. Add the potatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, cilantro, and sazon or cumin.
• There should be enough liquid to cover most of the food, if it looks like it needs a little more liquid add either another can of tomato sauce or some water.
• Reduce heat to low and cook until the chicken and veggies are done, I usually cook it for at least an hour, the longer the better though, because as the potatoes break down they thicken the sauce.
• Serve with hot white rice, beans and slices of avocado. Yummy.

PUERTO RICAN RICE AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients except the rice into a 6-quart pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Add the rice, return the pot to the boil and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes more, or until the rice is tender. Serve with a green salad.

EASY PUERTO RICAN ARROZ CON POLLO (RICE AND CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Dice the peppers and onions into 1/8" by 1/8" pieces, or a little larger if you wish.
• Coarsely chop the cilantro.
• Set aside.
• The Adobo seasoning this recipe mentions is not the one RecipeZaar thinks it is. It is the one you will find in the Mexican food area with the tacos and other Mexiocan inspired foods. For all reference of it in this recipe, season to taste as it is salty.
• Season the chicken with Adobo seasoning and oregano.
• Brown the chicken in the pan you will cook the dish in (large pot, tall enough to hold everything together when finished cooking).
• Remove the chicken and add in your sofrito (the diced peppers, onions, and cilantro), some adobo seasoning to taste, and sautee until the onions become slightly translucent.
• Stir the rice into the mixture.
• Add the chicken stock.
• Add the browned chicken.
• Bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer, put lid on the pan, and cook for 40 minutes. High altitude may need to add an additional 5 - 8 minutes cooking time.
• DO NOT open the lid to check on it. Just be sure that you have it at a simmer when you put the lid on.
• When the time is up, open to reveal the most incredible Puerto Rican Arroz Con Pollo!
• You may also add 1lb of smoked sausage to give this an additional layer of flavor. Substitute 1c chicken stock for water if you do to cut down on the saltiness.