Peruvian rice with chicken

El chicken rice It is a typical dish of my Peruvian food. This delicious recipe is full of ingredients and flavors that, depending on the place where it is prepared, can be adapted to the ingredients according to the country where it is made. The peruvian recipe The rice with chicken uses vegetables, chicken pieces and the rice is cooked with the chicken broth, it is usually accompanied with potato with huacaína or ocopa sauce. Peruvian chicken rice is a delicious and easy dish to make, try it here.

History of chicken rice

The best known and most told story of Peruvian rice with chicken is that this dish was born as a second option for Arroz con pato norteño, in the absence of the duck in the seventeenth century. Thus, since the main ingredient was not available, and the high cost of corn to prepare chicha de jora, it was decided to replace these main ingredients with Chicken and Black Beer respectively. Since then the Green Rice with Chicken or simply Rice with Chicken has been known as a Lima adaptation of the Rice with Duck from the north of Peru.

How to prepare Arroz con pollo?

Prepare a delicious Arroz con pollo is simple, although many tend to say that he has a difficult difficulty. In my personal opinion, the difficulty depends a lot on the way it is prepared, the ingredients used and of course the dedication that goes into preparing any of our fantastic dishes. Peruvian cuisine. It is a dream to be able to count on a great variety of ingredients and flavors for each place that is visited in the different cities of Peru. Next I will present you this delicious recipe for my Peruvian food, which by the way is taken directly from my aunt Maruja's family recipe notebook.

Rice with chicken recipe

The Peruvian-style chicken rice recipe is made from chopped and golden chicken on a green grained rice mass, this coloring that it adapts is due to the coriander it contains, in addition to other vegetables. The taste and smell that makes this Peruvian rice with chicken special and delicious is due to the addition of Black beer; This ingredient, which was a secret kept under seven keys years ago, went viral due to the great popularity of this traditional iconic food of Peruvian gastronomy.

Ingredients

Materials

• Large steel tall pot
• Blender or glass blender
• Rice spoon
• Soup spoon
• Stainless steel knife

Peruvian Chicken Rice Preparation

1. Let's start preparing this delicious recipe for Peruvian chicken rice by cleaning the chicken pieces of any rest, wash and dry. Then season the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, cumin and garlic.
2. In a big pot, pour in the oil and let it heat well for a few minutes. Add the seasoned chicken pieces and fry the pieces until golden brown but not completely fried. Remove them and keep them warm in another covered container.
3. In the same pot with the remaining oil, include the onions, the yellow pepper and the chicken bouillon essence cube. (In case the remaining oil is burned, remove it and replace it with another). Sauté well until you see that the onion is golden brown and immediately add the crushed garlic, red pepper, salt, pepper and coriander, previously smoothie with ½ cup of black beer and a cup of water or preferably a cup of chicken broth to better adapt the special flavor of the chicken. Fry the entire mixture over low heat for a few more minutes, observing that no ingredient in the pot burns.
4. Let the dressing cook for a few minutes and add the reserved chicken pieces, in order to fry them completely together with the dressing and then add the remaining half a cup of dark beer.
5. After a few minutes, observe that the chicken pieces are completely cooked. Remove and reserve in a covered container. Then add 2 cups of water, the chopped carrots, the corn, the peas and the rice. Stir well and cover. Lower the heat and allow the rice to absorb the water and become completely grained for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
6. Observe and verify the grain of the rice. Then include the chicken pieces and the julienned pepper over all the rice and cover the pot again for about 5 more minutes.
7. After waiting the last 5 minutes, check that the chicken pieces are sweaty. And ready! It's time to enjoy this delicious Peruvian rice with chicken.
8. To serve, in each plate next to the grained rice it includes a piece of chicken. Accompany it with Papa a la huancaína or ocopa sauce. Enjoy!

Tips for making a delicious Arroz con pollo

If these cooking tips and preparation tricks have been helpful to you, I would appreciate it if you share this recipe with your friends or family. And if you have any additional tips or tricks to get a delicious chicken rice, I invite you to comment in the comment box at the bottom to help other people as well. Thanks! See you until the next Peruvian recipe!