Puerto Rican Chicken Fricassee (Pollo En Fricase)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 22
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1133.98 g chicken pieces
- 28.34 g bacon
- 56.69 g cooking ham
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 3 small red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
- 6 sprig fresh cilantro
- 1 onion, diced
- 4.92 ml oregano
- 12 pimento-stuffed green olives
- 2 bay leaves
- 17.25 ml salt
- 4.92 ml capers
- 14.79 ml vinegar
- 59.14 ml raisins
- 8 black raisins
- 118.29 ml tomato sauce
- 29.58 ml achiote oil
- 453.59 g potato, peeled and cut into pieces
- 396.89 g peas, Petite Pois
- 591.47 ml water
- 29.58 ml butter
directions
- Cut the bacon and ham into pieces and fry in a large cooking pot. Add the oregano, garlic, green bell pepper, red bell peppers, cilantro, onion and fry these on low for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Wash the chicken, dry it and fry in same pot on medium until golden brown. Add the olives, bay leaves, salt, capers, vinegar, raisins, tomato sauce, achiote oil, and potatoes. Stir, then add the peas and water and heat on high until boiling. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the butter and continue cooking uncovered until the sauce looks good. Add salt to taste.
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