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MainsJune 9, 2018

Arroz Con Pollo

Arroz Con Pollo

I’ve been on a bit of a rice dish kick lately. And you can’t have a rice dish kick without arroz con pollo, which might be the ultimate comfort food. Deeply flavorful with a hot sauce kick, it’s hard to beat! This one takes a slightly cuban flair, don’t forget the beer!

Mise en Place

Staples

  • 2 cupschicken stock
  • 2 cupslong grain rice
  • ~4 tspkosher salt
  • 1 cupcheap american beer, aka coors light
  • 1/2 cupdry white wine
  • 2 tbstomato paste
  • 4 ozsliced pimentos
  • 1/2 tspground achiote
  • 1/2 tspmexican oregano
  • 1/8 tspground nutmeg
  • canola oil

Veggies

  • 1 cuponion, diced
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 1 cuppeas

Meats

  • 1 lbbone/skinless chicken thighs, large bite size

Equipment

  • 1dutch oven, medium hot
  • 1oven, 350
  • 1bowl

Directions

  1. season chicken, bring oil to temp, and brown on both sides a couple minutes
  2. evac to a bowl and set aside
  3. lower temp to medium low, and cook onion till soft 10 minutes
  4. add garlic cook, 2 minutes
  5. add tomato paste, cook 2 minutes
  6. add rice, toast 2 minutes
  7. add wine, raise temp to medium and let boil off, 2 minutes
  8. add spices, remaining salt, stock, beer, pimentos, chicken and bring to a boil
  9. cover, and pop in oven. cook for 25 minutes
  10. evac from oven, stir in peas
  11. serve with hot sauce and beer
#Chicken#Cuban#Rice