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Pollo Guisado Recipe (Puerto Rican Style Stewed Chicken)
Course
Dinner, Entree, Main Course
Cuisine
Caribbean, Latin, Puerto Rican
Keyword
chicken recipes, puerto rican cuisine, puerto rican food, puerto rican pollo guisado, puerto rican recipes, stewed chicken
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
50
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
5
minutes
Author
Melanie Edwards
Ingredients
6
or 7 chicken drumsticks
or about 1/2 a chicken
Adobo
Meat tenderizer
Water
about 1 1/2 cups
Carrots
about 10 baby carrots
Sazón
1/2 packet
1
Tbsp
sofrito
homemade if you can, but store-bought works too
1
Tbsp
tomato paste
2
Tbsp
tomato sauce
1/2
Tbsp
cooking oil
4-5
green olives
Salt
to taste
Potatoes
about 3 medium, rinsed, peeled, and chopped into eighths
Instructions
Season chicken with adobo and meat tenderizer to your liking.
Add chicken to pot with water, carrots, sazón, sofrito, tomato paste, tomato sauce, oil, olives, and salt.
Cook covered on low-medium heat until chicken is somewhat tender.
Add potatoes and continue cooking on low-medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
Raise heat to medium-high heat. Cook about 10 minutes until broth thickens a bit. Keep an eye on the pot as to not over-cook.