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Ingredients
- 8 SERVINGS
- FOR MARINATING CHICKEN
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
- 4 chicken breast halves with bone, halved crosswise
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 4 chicken thighs
- FOR RICE
- 3 oz Spanish chorizo (cured sausage), skin discarded and sausage cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1 tablespoon annatto oil or olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California
- 1 lb tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 (12-oz) bottle beer (not dark)
- 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups long-grain white rice (14 oz)
- 1/4 cup drained rinsed bottled pimiento or roasted red-pepper strips
Preparation
Step 1
MARINATE CHICKEN:
Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 2 teaspoons salt, then transfer to a large bowl. Stir in vinegar and oregano.
Remove skin and excess fat from chicken, then toss chicken with marinade until coated and marinate, covered and chilled, at least 1 hour.
COOK CHICKEN AND RICE:
Cook chorizo in annatto oil in a 6- to 7-quart heavy pot (12 inches wide) over medium-high heat, stirring, until some fat is rendered, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onions, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add cumin, oregano, paprika, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Add chicken with marinade to chorizo mixture and cook, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring frequently, 10 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, beer, broth, and rice and bring to a boil, making sure rice is submerged.
Reduce heat to medium-low, then cover mixture directly with a round of parchment or wax paper and cover pot with a tight-fitting lid.
Cook, stirring once or twice, until rice is tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Discard parchment paper and bay leaves, then scatter pimiento strips over rice.
COOKS NOTE: Chicken can be marinated up to 2 hours.