Pollo Guisado (Dominican Stewed Chicken) recipe

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Ingredients

1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound) whole chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces
¼ cup rancho adobo sazon criollo, or to taste
1 red onion, chopped into large pieces
2 Cubanelle peppers, chopped
¼ cup sazon liquido
1 tablespoon garlic paste
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
⅓ cup tomato paste
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder, or more to taste
1 cup water

Nutrition Info

273.2 calories
carbohydrate: 6 g
cholesterol: 72 mg
fat: 15.8 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 25 g
saturatedFat: 3.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1260.5 mg
sugar: 4.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place chicken pieces in a bowl and season generously with ranchero sazon criollo. Add onion, Cubanelle peppers, sazon liquido, and garlic paste. Toss to coat chicken evenly.

  2. Put oil in the bottom of a heavy pot. Add brown sugar and do not stir. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until sugar is very, very dark brown but not burned, 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully add chicken pieces to the pot 1 at a time, reserving vegetables and any liquid left in the bowl. Stir chicken, coating each piece with sugar-oil mixture. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.

  3. Add tomato paste, celery, and bouillon powder to the pot and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Let stew until chicken is cooked and tender, 15 to 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

After spending many years living in the Dominican Republic, nothing takes me back more than making a big batch of pollo guisado, the most tender, flavorful chicken you'll ever eat. Serve this with Dominican rice and beans and a slice of fresh avocado. The hard-to-find Dominican ingredients can easily be ordered online.

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