Arroz con Pollo

Name: Arroz con Pollo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 2 cups rice; 1 cup cilantro, blended; 1 cup peas and carrots; 2 tbsp ají amarillo paste

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About this dish

Rice cooked with chicken and cilantro, giving the dish a distinctive green color.

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Ingredients

🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces

🍚2 cups rice

🌿1 cup cilantro, blended

🫘1 cup peas and carrots

🌶️2 tbsp ají amarillo paste

Method

Serves 3

Brown the chicken pieces, then set aside.

Sauté onion and ají amarillo, then blend in cilantro with a little stock.

Add the rice and cilantro mixture to the pot along with the chicken and enough stock to cook the rice.

Cover and simmer until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through.

Stir in peas and carrots before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Arroz con pollo peruano is distinguished from other Latin American versions by its cilantro-infused green rice.

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