Pollo en Fricasé -Guisado

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. chicken pieces
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tbsp. achiote tinted oil
• 1 oz. salted pork
• 2 oz. lean cured ham
• 1 medium onion, (peeled and chopped)
• 1 medium bell pepper, (Seeded and chopped)
• 2 sweet peppers (seeded and chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (peeled and chopped)
• 4-5 culantro leaves (cilantro-chopped)
• 10 to 12 pimiento stuffed olives
• 1 tsp. capers
• 1 tbsp. white vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 lb. potatoes, (cut into 1-inch cubes)
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 can green peas (16 oz.)
• 1/2 cup of wine

Details

Adapted from ricanrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a heavy pan, heat the achiote oil on medium-high heat. Brown the diced salt pork and ham.

Reduce heat to low and add the dried oregano, onion, pimiento pepper, sweet peppers, garlic cloves and the cilantro leaves.

Saute untll the ingredients, for about 10 minutes or so, to bring all the flavors together.

Increase heat to medium, add all the chicken and cook for about 3-4 minutes.

Add all the remaining ingredients and bring it to a boil. This is where you taste it to see if you added enough salt to your taste.

When it starts to boil, reduce heat to medium, cover it and cook it for about 45-50 minutes.

Add the peas or your other favorite veggies like canned carrots etc, and boil uncovered until the yummy sauce thickens to your taste.

Serve with white rice and avocado slices.

Save lots of time by chopping, dicing and cubing everything ahead of time.

Be sure if you use potatoes, to place them in cool water, so they wont lose their color.

If you want to use frozen veggies, be sure to have them ready and cook them according to the packaging instructions. You can substitute the water you boiled the frozen veggies instead of plain water.