Arroz con Pollo

This is a basic chicken and rice dish. It is easy to make and only 1 pot is used so the clean up is very fast. For this meal, you will need a large pot and a food processor. This recipe will serve 4-5 people.


Ingredients:
6 chicken drum sticks or thighs
1 tomato chopped (chop the tomato into 5 or 6 large chunks)
1 sweet onion
6 garlic cloves
1 bunch of cilantro
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
1 hot pepper (optional)
1 packet of Sazon Goya con Culantro y Achiote
salt and pepper to taste
3 cups of dry white rice 
1tsp. sugar (optional)

Directions: 
In a food processor blend the onion, garlic, cilantro, and peppers. It will make a nice paste. Pour a little olive oil to coat the bottom of the pot and add the sugar. Brown the chicken on both sides over medium/high heat. If you use the sugar, the chicken will brown very quickly. Once the chicken is browned, add the mixture from the food processor to the pot. Saute for 5-8 minutes on medium heat. Add 3 cups of water, tomato, Sazon Goya, salt and pepper to the pot. For this recipe, I used 3 tsp. of salt. Bring everything to a boil and stir well. Add the rice and let it come to a boil again. The rice will soak up the majority of the water quickly. There should be a little liquid still on top of the rice. When this happens it is time to cover the rice/chicken and turn the heat down to low. Let it cook for 1 hour and stirring occasionally (every 20 minutes or so). The chicken will fall off the bone. 

*If you have too much water, let the rice keep boiling uncovered and the water will go down, then cover and cook for 1 hour. 
*I use 1tsp. salt/1 cup of rice. 

Enjoy!

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