Arroz con Pollo |
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| Chicken, broiler or fryer cut into serving-sized pieces | 1 |
| Vegetable oil | 1/3 cups |
| Water | 2 1/4 cups |
| Onion, peeled and chopped | 1/2 cups |
| Seeded and chopped green pepper | 1/2 cups |
| Rice, uncooked | 1 cups |
| Tumeric | 1/4 teaspoons |
| Chicken broth powder | 1 tablespoons |
| Frozen green peas, 10 oz package | 1 |
| Salt | 1 teaspoons |
Heat oil in a large skillet over moderately high heat. Add lightly salted chicken pieces and brown on all sides for about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add 1/3 cup of water and simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Remove chicken and juices from pan and set aside. Return 3 tablespoons of liquid to pan, add onion, rice and green pepper and cook over moderately high head stirring occasionally until mixture is lightly browned. Return de-fatted remaining pan juices to pan with two cups of water, tumeric, 1 tsp. Salt, pepper, broth mix and pimiento. Bring rice to a boil, arrange browned chicken on top. Reduce heat to moderately low, cover and cook 10 minutes. Sprinkle peas over chicken, cover and continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes.