Guatemalan Chicken Pollo Guisado Recipes

POLLO GUISADO (CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first four ingredients. Add the chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight., In a large nonstick skillet, brown chicken in oil. Stir in the potatoes, water and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Add additional water if necessary. Discard bay leaves before serving.

POLLO GUISADO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the hot pot to brown, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer chicken a bowl and cover with an aluminum foil tent.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onion to the pot and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in sofrito and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken broth, tomato sauce, sazon, cumin, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Return chicken to the pot. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Remove chicken.
• Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into simmering mixture until nicely thickened. Place chicken back into the pot and continue to cook about 10 minutes more.

POLLO GUISADO RECIPE

Steps:

• Start by washing the chicken pieces with water and then rub the lemon halves all over the chicken. Make sure to rub all the pieces. Reserve for later.
• Preheat a large pot or fry pan over medium heat and add the oil to the middle of the pan but don't spread it around. Add the sugar to the oil and wait until the sugar starts to brown. Now add the chicken pieces and brown in the sugar and oil.
• When the chicken is browned, a few tablespoons of water to the pot, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. If the liquids cook off too quickly, add more a tablespoon at a time.
• Add the chopped vegetables, season with a little salt, cover and simmer until the vegetables are cooked through. Again, if necessary add water a tablespoon at a time.
• Add the tomato paste along with a half cup of water and simmer over low heat until you have a nice sauce.
• Taste and adjust seasonings with a little salt and pepper. Chef CCC served the chicken with white rice and beans. I need to get his recipe for his beans. They were delicious too.

POLLO GUISADO (PUERTO RICAN CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven on medium heat.
• Season the chicken with the Adobo seasoning, then add the olive oil and chicken to the pot. Let the pieces brown for 4-5 minutes on each side.
• Remove the chicken from the pot and set it aside.
• Add the sofrito, Sazon, tomato paste, powdered chicken bouillon, oregano, water, potatoes, carrots, bay leaves and olives into the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add the chicken back into the pot.
• Lower the heat to a simmer and cook the pollo guisado for 40-50 minutes with the lid on* or until the chicken is cooked through.If your stew is too watery. cook with the lid off to reduce the liquid to your desired level.
• Check for seasoning and add a bit more chicken bouillon if the pollo guisado needs a bit more salt.
• Sprinkle the finished stew with the chopped cilantro, if using, and stir.
• Serve with white rice, mashed potatoes or some crusty bread for dipping!

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE (POLLO EN PINA)

Steps:

• Heat oil in lg skillet; cook chicken on med heat until brown on all sides-- approx 15 min.
• Remove chicken, cook onion& garlic in remaining oil until onion is tender, stirring frequently.
• Return chicken to skillet.
• Mix all remaining ingredients except tomatoes (and rice!); pour over chicken.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 min.
• Add tomatoes; simmer, uncovered, until thickest pieces of chicken are cooked through-- approx 20 min.
• Serve with rice.

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN - POLLO GUISADO

Steps:

• Turn non-stick skillet on to LOW, place chicken so it will cook in its own juices. Add thyme and bay leaf. Sprinkle each chicken with a pinch of bouillon. Let cook.
• Meanwhile, blend tomato(es), green bell pepper and onion, add annatto.
• When chicken is browned and cooked through, remove and discard bay leaf, and add sauce. Let chicken absorb sauce.

POLLO GUISADO: BRAISED CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Season the chicken pieces with the adobo seasoning.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a heavy skillet or a Dutch oven .
• Add the chicken pieces and brown them for about 5 minutes per side.
• Add the potato cubes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, culantro, olives, cumin, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, achiote oil, and sofrito. Stir well and turn the chicken pieces to coat them with the sauce.
• Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and reduce the heat to low. Simmer the chicken stew for 35 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest piece, away from the bone, reads 160 F.
• Remove the bay leaf and the culantro leaf.
• Serve hot and enjoy!