Puerto Rican Chicken and Potatoes

By á-5100

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts
• Salt and pepper
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 pound small red potatoes, halved
• One 8-ounce can Spanish-style tomato sauce, such as Goya
• Chopped cilantro, for sprinklin

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the skillet. Cook, turning once, until golden, about 5 minutes; transfer to a plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons oil in the pan.

Using a food processor, puree the onion. Add to the reserved skillet along with the garlic, scraping up any browned bits. Puree the red pepper and add to the skillet along with the cumin and bay leaf. Increase the heat to medium-high and stir in the potatoes, tomato sauce and 1 cup water. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the chicken, skin side up; cover and simmer, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. Top with the cilantro.