Puerto Rican Rice Wchicken My Way Recipes

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• In a large pot add tomato sauce, water,garlic and salt.
• Mix.
• Skin chicken (if desired) add to pot.
• Cook over medium heat for one hour.
• (or until chicken is done).
• Cook rice to liking.
• Pour sauce over chicken and rice and serve.

PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season Chicken with garlic salt, salt & pepper. Put a small amount of oil in a large pot, brown chicken on medium high heat, but don't cook all the way through.
• Add the garlic and onion and cook for a few minutes. Add the potatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, cilantro, and sazon or cumin.
• There should be enough liquid to cover most of the food, if it looks like it needs a little more liquid add either another can of tomato sauce or some water.
• Reduce heat to low and cook until the chicken and veggies are done, I usually cook it for at least an hour, the longer the better though, because as the potatoes break down they thicken the sauce.
• Serve with hot white rice, beans and slices of avocado. Yummy.

PUERTO RICAN RICE W/CHICKEN-MY WAY

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken on a large cutting board. Loosen the skin & rub 1 packet of the sazon seasoning along w/ the adobo light seasoning under the skin of each chicken, place skin back over chicken. Meanwhile rinse the rice well in a colander, over a bowl. Empty & clean the bowl, set rice inside bowl.
• 2. In a large, heavy pot, heat oil over med-high heat. Add chicken, cook 5 minutes on each side, spoon out of pot, set aside. Add Sofrito & remaining packet of sazon & the 1/2 packet of Jamon, ( ham) seasoning to the pot. Stir in the tomato sauce, simmer 2 minutes. Stir in the pigeon peas, pink beans, cumin, garlic powder & olives. Stir to combine. Add chicken back to the pot. Add 4 cups of water & bring to a boil. Add rice and stir once,, making sure there's at least 1" of water covering the rice.
• 3. Reduce heat to a simmer & let most of the water be absorbed, stirring once. Spoon the rice, ( not from the bottom but the middle,) & place rice into center of pot. Cover top of pot tightly w/ foil and then place the lid on top of foil. Simmer 20 minutes, ( don't be tempted to open the lid and stir, this will ruin the favorings.) Check at another 15 minutes of cooking time. The rice should be tender and the chicken cooked through. If rice isn't yet tender, only then add more water, ( again, enough to cover 1" of rice.) Then continue cooking 5 more minutes.