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Arroz con Pollo a la Chorerra :flag-cu: This is an easy & comforting one-pot meal we all need in our lives :heart_eyes:
Ingredients
28 oz dried valencia rice, washed
½ cup water
2 tsp powdered yellow food coloring
Olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
8 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp Sazon Completa
8 oz tomato sauce
1 cup dry white cooking wine, plus a splash
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 lb chicken thighs
5 cups hot water
1 12-ounce beer, room temperature
Salt, to taste
1 cup peas
½ cup canned roasted red bell peppers
Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
Preparation
-In a large bowl, combine the rice, water, and yellow food coloring powder. Mix well, then let sit to stain the rice.
-Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, garlic, and Sazon and sauté for 4-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
-Add the tomato sauce, wine, chicken thighs and drumsticks, and 2 cups of hot water and cook over for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is partially cooked.
-Add the remaining 3 cups of hot water and another splash of wine, then stir in the rice and season with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the beer, then cover again and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, until the rice is tender.
-Top with the roasted red bell peppers, peas, and cilantro.
-Enjoy!
Today we’re making a boola chera also known as creamy rice and chicken this easy one pot recipe is a Cuban comfort food you’ll keep going back to we’re going to start with our Sofrito which is bell peppers onion and garlic lightly sauteed in olive oil with some
Sasa this is the base of all great Caribbean dishes in my opinion you’re then going to add tomato sauce cooking wine and your chicken thighs let this cook for about 15 minutes over low medium heat now to this PO add your rice and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes
Covered and now right at the end when it’s almost finished add in your room temperature beer which is our family trick to get the perfect arok boo consistency this dish is creamy comforting and feels like a big hug and the best part is that you only have one pot to clean