Dominican Pollo Guisado Stewed Chicken Recipes

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 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.

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.

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!

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 ( CHICKEN STEW )

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and add the oil.
• Add chicken and brown on all sides (won't be cooked at this point.).
• Add tomato sauce, water, veggies and spices.
• Simmer 15-20 minutes until veggies are tender and chicken is done.
• Serve over the white rice. I serve corn with it.