Arroz Con Pollo A La Cubana
It's more than just chicken and rice. Smoked pork, bell pepper and saffron contribute to the complexity of flavor here.
Ingredients
- Oil
- 1 T lard
- 1 chicken, cut in serving pieces
- 1 small slice ham, chopped
- 1 smoked pork chop, boned and chopped
- 1 1/2 green bell peppers, sliced
- 1/2 pimiento, sliced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 tomatoes, peeled and seeded
- 2 T sherry
- Salt, pepper
- 4 C water or chicken stock
- 1 1/2 C rice
- 1/4 t saffron threads
- Additional pimiento
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and lard in Dutch oven.
- Add chicken and brown.
- Remove chicken.
- Add ham and pork.
- When brown, remove from skillet.
- Add green peppers, pimiento, onion and garlic and saute until tender, adding more oil, if needed.
- Add chopped tomatoes, sherry and salt and pepper to taste.
- Return chicken, pork and ham to pot and cook about 10 minutes.
- Add water, rice and saffron.
- Stir, cover and cook over medium heat until rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Serve garnished with additional pimiento.