Tastes Like Chicken! Recipes
(From Chicken Recipes Compiled Since 1992)

Arroz Con Pollo A La Cubana

Category: Tex-Mex

Servings: 4 to 6 servings

Description: 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:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil and lard in Dutch oven.
2. Add chicken and brown.
3. Remove chicken.
4. Add ham and pork.
5. When brown, remove from skillet.
6. Add green peppers, pimiento, onion and garlic and saute until tender, adding more oil, if needed.
7. Add chopped tomatoes, sherry and salt and pepper to taste.
8. Return chicken, pork and ham to pot and cook about 10 minutes.
9. Add water, rice and saffron.
10. Stir, cover and cook over medium heat until rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Serve garnished with additional pimiento.