Pollo Encebollado

Submitted by Annacia

"Chicken smothered with onions, or pollo encebollado, is a popular homestyle dish throughout Central America. It's an incredibly easy dish to make and full of flavor. This is found on most Central American restaurant menus."

 

• Ready In: 48mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 - 3 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 onions, sliced thinly
• 1 cup water or 1 cup stock
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper, as needed

directions

1. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan or pot over medium-high flame.
2. Working in batches, brown the chicken pieces in the hot oil and remove to a plate.
3. Pour off all but 2-3 tablespoons of oil and add the onions to the same pan. Reduce heat to medium-low and sauté until cooked down and just beginning to brown, 10-15 minutes.
4. Increase heat to medium-high and return the chicken pieces to the pot. Add the water or stock, wine, bay leaf, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 25-35 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
5. Adjust seasoning and serve with rice.

Reviews

[Virginia D.]

this recipe is delicious. I have ben cooking it since i was a kid, with my mom. this recipe is not from central america nor colombian solely. we are from Cuba. My mother says her grandmother use to do this all the time. I think its a Hispanic dish. Which the Spainird probably took it all over the Americas, when they went conquering.

 

[diner524]

Loved this chicken!!! I made this as written using a chicken quarter and served it with rice. The only thing I changed was to take the chicken out of the pan and then pour the sauce/onions into a bowl and then returned the chicken to pan to crisp up the skin a little again. Very simple with ingreidents I always have on hand. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for ZWT 7.

 

[Chef Jean]

This was great! Not hard to make and it seemed to me like something everyone would like! My family sure did enjoy it :) I didn't serve this over rice, but that would have been a really great way to enjoy all the sauce. Made for ZWT 7.

 

[IngridH]

This was a very tasty dish. The combination of browning, then basically steaming the chicken made it very moist and tender, my only complaint is that I wished for more sauce. I used whole, bone in breasts this time, but will likely use thighs (my preferred piece) next time. Made for ZWT7- Emerald City Shakers

 

[Baby Kato]

My picky dh & I both enjoyed this tasty dish. What a treat it was, tender, moist chicken, sweet fried onions, and a beautiful white wine & stock sauce that was so velevety. All the elements of this dish work perfectly together. I served this with Rice With Onions, Garlic and Herbs for a truly memorable meal. I certainly understand why it is such a popular dish. Thank you so much for sharing a recipe that will be a repeat at my house. Made for ZWT-7 (Witchin Kitchen)