Puerto Rican Rice With Chicken (Arroz Con Pol

Chicken Recipes 'To-Go'

Chicken And Rice Recipes

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Ingredients:

A

2 1/2 lb chicken pieces

BCRUSH AND MIX IN MORTAR

2 peppercorns (whole black pepper)
2 cloves garlic peeled
1 tsp dried oregano (pref. fresh)
4 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp vinegar

C

1 tbsp lard or vegetable oil
1 oz salt pork
2 oz lean cured ham (wash and dice salt, pork and ham)

D

1 onion peeled
1 green pepper, seeded
3 sweet chili peppers, seeded
1 tomato
6 fresh cilantro leaves (chop everyth, ing in small piece

E

1/2 tsp salt
10 olives stuffed with pimientos
1 tbsp capers
1/4 cup tomato sauce
2 tbsp fat or achiote coloring
3 cup rice

F

1 can (17 oz) green peas (petit pois)

G

1 can (4 oz) pimientos

Instructions:

1. Wash chicken and divide each chicken piece in two. Dry and rub
with seasoning included in B. Set in refrigerator overnight.

2. In a "Caldero" or heavy kettle, heat fat and brown rapidly salt
pork and ham. Reduce to moderate and add chicken. Cook for 5 minutes.

3. Reduce heat to low. Add ingredients in D and saute for 10 minutes
stirring occasionally.

4. Meanwhile drain liquid from can of peas into a measuring cup and
enough water to make 2.5 cups, if regular rice is used or 3.5 if long
rice is used. Reserve peas. Heat liquid and wait.

5. Add to kettle ingredients in E and mix over moderate heat for 2
minutes.

6. Add hot liquid to kettle and mix well and cook uncovered over
moderate heat until rice is dry.

7. With a fork turn rice from bottom to top.

8. Cover kettle and cook over low heat for 40 minutes. Halfway
during this cooking period turn rice over again.

9. Add peas, turn rice once more and cover, cooking for 15 minutes
in low heat.

10. Spoon rice into a serving platter.

11. Heat pimientos in their juices, drain and garnish the rice.
Serve at once.

Ricardo Landrau, Carolina PR, Fidonet 1:367/28

Servings: 8

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Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting

Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.

Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.

“Young children and chickens would ever be eating.” Thomas Tusser, English author (1524-1580). 'Points of Huswifery'