Aida's Chicken Rice (Arroz con Pollo)

Chicken Rice- (Arroz con Pollo) - Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked rice

3 tablespoons oil (olive)

3 chicken breast (2 pounds) (cut in bite size chunks)

4 carrots (cut in little cubes)

1 ½ onion- chopped

6 cloves garlic-chopped

2 lg handful chopped Culantro or the equivalent Cilantro.

1 cup of celery –chopped

1 cup of green pepper-chopped

1-cup of red pepper-chopped

½ cup of green onion-chopped

¼ cup of parsley –chopped

¼ cup of Soy sauce

2 tablespoon of chicken bouillon

1 envelope of saffron or Coriander & Annatto (for color)

1 cup of olive- cut in slices

½ of capers

Procedures:

1-     Put the chicken breast into a large pot filled about 3 quarters full of water.  Adds chicken bouillon (an envelope or 2 tablespoons), half of onion cuts, cilantro or 2 leaves of cilantro and 2 cloves garlic, diced.  30 to 40 minutes (chicken meat cooked).  Tear the chicken meat off into small pieces. Save the chicken broth. 

2-     In a large pot.  Put 3 tablespoon of olive oil and fry the little cubes or pieces of carrots, add the cup of onion and 2 cloves garlic chopped. ( look tender)

3-     Add the celery, green, red pepper, parsley, cilantro or culantro and green onions.  ( mix and fry  all the ingredients)

4-     Add the 2 tablespoon or envelope of chicken bouillon and the envelope of saffron or Coriander /Annatto with the ¼ of soy sauce and mix the pieces of chicken together.

5-     Add the 2 cups of rice and mix all the ingredients/

6-     Add 5 cups of reserve chicken broth.

7-     Cover and cook over medium heat until boiling, then turn the heat low.

8-     Add the olives and capers.

9-     Cook until the rice is tender and all the liquid has been absorbed.

Submitted by: Aida Penedo