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Pollo con Arroz
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I always love to eat what the locals eat, wherever I go. Then you go to a different part of that country and have the same dish and 9 out of 10 times it's totally different! Like Pollo can arroz in Costa Rica. In the capitol at 10,000 ft altitude it's a mildly spiced chicken with rice and lime slices. (Ripe limes are orangy-yellow colored inside and look like a knobby orange and tast sweeter than the things we get here, which are all about shipping without damage. Hard enough to drop from a 747 without damage...)
So.... down to the pacific coastline in Punta Arenas it's so spicy hot the rice could melt asphalt and you better order the ice cold beers 2 at a time.
Ahhhh...Imperial (the excellent local brew) with a black, German eagle on the label. Can't get that here though.
Pollo can Arroz (means chicken with rice)
in heavy skillet with lid..
4 pounds chicken, cut into bite sized pieces,
browned in 2 tblsp oil for 7-10 min.
add
2 cups chopped bell peppers, red or green
2 cups chopped onions
cook until slightly softened
add 2 cups rice, stir just to coat rice
add
1 tblsp garlic
1 tblsp paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
stir to mix well
add 3 cups water, or chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Bring to a boil,
stir and scrape the bottom of the skillet to loosen up the browny bits..cover and lower heat to a simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup drained green olives
1/4 cup of jarred pimiento peppers, or roasted red peppers (drained)
cover again and cook about 10 minutes more until rice is tender.
Serve with fresh green mixed salad, fresh lime slices, and, of course,
with ice cold beer.
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I always love to eat what the locals eat, wherever I go. Then you go to a different part of that country and have the same dish and 9 out of 10 times it's totally different! Like Pollo can arroz in Costa Rica. In the capitol at 10,000 ft altitude it's a mildly spiced chicken with rice and lime slices. (Ripe limes are orangy-yellow colored inside and look like a knobby orange and tast sweeter than the things we get here, which are all about shipping without damage. Hard enough to drop from a 747 without damage...)
So.... down to the pacific coastline in Punta Arenas it's so spicy hot the rice could melt asphalt and you better order the ice cold beers 2 at a time.
Ahhhh...Imperial (the excellent local brew) with a black, German eagle on the label. Can't get that here though.
Pollo can Arroz (means chicken with rice)
in heavy skillet with lid..
4 pounds chicken, cut into bite sized pieces,
browned in 2 tblsp oil for 7-10 min.
add
2 cups chopped bell peppers, red or green
2 cups chopped onions
cook until slightly softened
add 2 cups rice, stir just to coat rice
add
1 tblsp garlic
1 tblsp paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
stir to mix well
add 3 cups water, or chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Bring to a boil,
stir and scrape the bottom of the skillet to loosen up the browny bits..cover and lower heat to a simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup drained green olives
1/4 cup of jarred pimiento peppers, or roasted red peppers (drained)
cover again and cook about 10 minutes more until rice is tender.
Serve with fresh green mixed salad, fresh lime slices, and, of course,
with ice cold beer.
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