Dominican Chicken Stew Recipes

DOMINICAN STEWED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place skinned and cut Whole Chicken (1) into a bowl. Add Adobo Seasoning (2 teaspoon), Paprika (1 teaspoon), Dried Oregano (1 teaspoon), Ground Black Pepper (1/8 teaspoon), Low-Sodium Soy Sauce (1 tablespoon), Garlic (4 clove), Lime (2), and Orange (1).
• Mix thoroughly and allow to marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Add Cooking Oil (3 tablespoon) to a pan. Once heated, add marinated chicken on medium heat. Be sure to save the juices for later! After 5 minutes of cooking, flip the chicken and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to medium low. After all of the water has evaporated from the pan, add the marination liquid that remained after adding the chicken to the pan. Mix, allowing the chicken to absorb the marinade.
• If the chicken is not cooked through, add a few tablespoons of water. Once the chicken is fully cooked, add Tomato Paste (1/4 cup) and Water (1 cup), mixing until well combined.
• Add Cubanelle Pepper (1/2), Manzanilla Olives (6), and Onion (1/2). Mix well and cook for 3-5 minutes.

TRUE DOMINICAN SANCOCHO (LATIN 7-MEAT STEW)

Steps:

• Mash garlic, oregano, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.
• Douse chicken, beef, and pork with lemon juice in a large bowl. Drain half the liquid. Mix the mashed garlic, half of the onions, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, and vinegar into the meat mixture.
• Heat the remaining 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meat mixture in batches and cook until browned on all sides, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer the browned meats into a large pot. Add half of the water, chicken broth, beef consomme, 2 bouillon cubes, and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until meats are more than halfway cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Combine pumpkin, sweet potatoes, eddeos, yuca, potatoes, plantains, corn, celery, carrots, green pepper, cilantro, and adobo seasoning in the simmering pot. Return soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low and continue simmering until the sancocho is thick and the root vegetables are soft, 1 to 2 hours. Stir in the remaining half of the water by gradual increments to replace any evaporated liquid.

DOMINICAN POLLO GUISADO (CHICKEN STEW)

Steps:

• Chop veggies, garlic, cilantro and olives. Remove skin from chicken. Add chicken to large bowl and top with adobo, oregano and pepper. Add chopped ingredients and olive oil. Mix well and marinate (the longer the better).
• Heat cooking oil in a large pot over medium high heat.. Add sugar and stir continuously, about one minute, until sugar is caramelized. Add chicken, brown each side 5-6 minutes.
• Add remaining marination ingredients. Mix, cover and cook 4-5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and tomato paste. Mix well. Cover and cook 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Check your chicken with a fork. Is it falling off the bone? If not, continue cooking until it is.
• Serve alongside a heap of white rice.

POLLO GUISADO (DOMINICAN STEWED CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces in a bowl and season generously with ranchero sazon criollo. Add onion, Cubanelle peppers, sazon liquido, and garlic paste. Toss to coat chicken evenly.
• Put oil in the bottom of a heavy pot. Add brown sugar and do not stir. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until sugar is very, very dark brown but not burned, 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully add chicken pieces to the pot 1 at a time, reserving vegetables and any liquid left in the bowl. Stir chicken, coating each piece with sugar-oil mixture. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add tomato paste, celery, and bouillon powder to the pot and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Let stew until chicken is cooked and tender, 15 to 30 minutes.

POLLO GUISADO DOMINICANO (DOMINICAN STEWED CHICKEN RECIPE)

Steps:

• Season the chicken with adobo, ground black pepper, oregano, sazón, lime juice and about two tablespoons of sofrito.
• Heat up vegetable oil in a large saute pan. Make sure to use a pan with a lid because you are going to cover it later.
• Sprinkle brown sugar in the pan and let the sugar brown slightly. When the sugar starts to turn brown, carefully, add the chicken. Saute the chicken until the meat is light brown.
• Add 1/4 cup of water. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring and adding a bit of water as it becomes necessary.
• Add onion, and pepper, cover and simmer until the vegetables are slightly cooked through.
• Then, add the tomato sauce and half a cup of water, simmer over low heat to produce a light sauce. Add fresh cilantro.
• Serve with a side of white rice, beans stew and maduros.

DOMINICAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Wash and cut chicken or chicken breast into medium size pieces. Season the chicken with all of the ingredients listed above except the tomato paste, sugar, vegetable oil and water. Let chicken marinade for two hours or more, preferably overnight. When you are ready to begin cooking the chicken, picked each piece and try to remove with a spoon as much of the seasonings as possible. Set the seasoning aside. Heat the vegetable oil over medium high heat. Add the sugar and let it burn (about a minute). Add the chicken (which should have already been cleaned of all seasonings). Cook the chicken stirring constantly for about 5 to 10 minutes. Then add the water and cook for about 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste, lower the fire to low and cook for another 10 minutes. If all the water evaporates add more a little bit at a time. When the tomato paste has dissolved and the liquid has thicken, add the seasoning, stir, and cook for another 7 to 10 minutes.

DOMINICAN SANCOCHO ( 7 MEAT HEARTY STEW )

Steps:

• Marinate beef in a large plastic bag, add celery, cilantro, oregano, vinegar, garlic, juice of 1 lime and salt. Allow it to marinate for at least 30 minutes In a large cast iron pot, heat oil on medium-high; add the beef with all the seasonings, stir. Cover and simmer for 10 mins, add a few tbsp of water. Add the pork, simmer for 15 minutes adding a few more tbsp of water if needed. Add the rest of the meat to the pot; except for the chicken and let simmer for an additional 15 mins, adding tbsp of water as needed to prevent it from burning. Add the chicken and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Add 1/4 gallon of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the niame, malanga and the 2 chopped plantains. Let simmer for 15 minutes Add all the remaining ingredients (remaining lime juice, corn, beef stock cubes, hot sauce, bitter orange juice) except for the third plantain, adjust water when necessary, stir occasionally. Let simmer until the last ingredients added are tender. Grate the third raw unripe plantain and add to the pot. Allow to simmer until stew thickens, adjust salt to taste.
• Serve hot with white rice and avocados. Enjoy!

DOMINICAN POLLO GUISADO / STEWED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash chicken with sterilized water and rub the chicken with the lime juice. In a bowl mix the chicken with peppers, tomatoes, onions and season with oregano, garlic and a pinch of salt. Liberally sprinkle with the adobo. Marinade for at least an hour and as much as to 3 days in the fridge.
• In a large pot (cast iron pot preferred) heat the oil over medium-high heat, add the sugar and let it brown, then put the chicken in pot, reserve the vegetables and liquid. Saute until the meat is light brown. Add 2 tbsp of water, cover and simmer over medium heat until meat is tender adjusting water when necessary, add the rest of the ingredients (except tomato paste) including vegetables and marinade cover again and simmer adding more water if needed. There should be about 1" worth of liquid.
• When the vegetables are tender mix 1/2 cup of water and the tomato paste and add to the pot add the cilantro continue to simmer over low heat to produce a thin sauce. Adjust salt to taste remove cilantro before serving. Serve over white rice with stewed beans.
• Enjoy!