Puerto Rican Style Chicken And Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor, combine peppers, onion, garlic, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon oil. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Puree until smooth.
• In a small bowl, combine coriander, chili powder, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pat chicken dry and season all over with spice mixture. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large, straight-sided ovenproof skillet or braiser pan over medium-high. Add chicken in a single layer, skin-sides down, and cook, flipping once, until browned on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add rice to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until nutty-smelling and opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in cilantro mixture and cook until mostly absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in broth, 1 cup water, bay leaf, and peas. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to skillet in a single layer, skin-sides up. Bring to a boil. Scatter capers and olives over top, then cover and transfer to oven. Cook until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken (near but not touching bones) reads 165 degrees, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve, garnished with more cilantro.

Steps:

• Place bell pepper, garlic, onion, tomato, 1/2 cup cilantro and cubanelle pepper in a blender or food processor; blend until mixed (you have now made sofrito).
• Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown chicken on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and saute 1 minute.
• Add the beer, sofrito (vegetable mixture) and 1/2 cup water.
• Bring to a simmer, lower the heat and cook 15 minutes. Do not let the liquid come to a boil.
• Add the peas and pimentos and cook 5 more minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with remaining cilantro and serve.

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients except the rice into a 6-quart pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Add the rice, return the pot to the boil and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes more, or until the rice is tender. Serve with a green salad.

Steps:

• Dice the peppers and onions into 1/8" by 1/8" pieces, or a little larger if you wish.
• Coarsely chop the cilantro.
• Set aside.
• The Adobo seasoning this recipe mentions is not the one RecipeZaar thinks it is. It is the one you will find in the Mexican food area with the tacos and other Mexiocan inspired foods. For all reference of it in this recipe, season to taste as it is salty.
• Season the chicken with Adobo seasoning and oregano.
• Brown the chicken in the pan you will cook the dish in (large pot, tall enough to hold everything together when finished cooking).
• Remove the chicken and add in your sofrito (the diced peppers, onions, and cilantro), some adobo seasoning to taste, and sautee until the onions become slightly translucent.
• Stir the rice into the mixture.
• Add the chicken stock.
• Add the browned chicken.
• Bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer, put lid on the pan, and cook for 40 minutes. High altitude may need to add an additional 5 - 8 minutes cooking time.
• DO NOT open the lid to check on it. Just be sure that you have it at a simmer when you put the lid on.
• When the time is up, open to reveal the most incredible Puerto Rican Arroz Con Pollo!
• You may also add 1lb of smoked sausage to give this an additional layer of flavor. Substitute 1c chicken stock for water if you do to cut down on the saltiness.