Pollo Guisado was one of the most popular dishes in my house when I was growing up. This dish is very easy to prepare, full of flavor, and it is absolutely delicious! I love serving this with white rice on the side to soak up the rich and wonderful sauce.
Use bone-in, skin-on chicken for best results. You can use boneless chicken, but it won’t be as flavorful due to the absence of the bones.
Buen provecho!
Ingredients:
(4 servings)
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
8 skin-on chicken legs or thighs
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves
1/2 cup of chicken broth
2 cups of tomato sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon oregano
Salt and pepper
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1 cup green beans, cut into bite size
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Directions:
1. Season the chicken with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Set aside for 15 minutes. In a sauce pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Working in batches, brown the chicken on both sides, about 9 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
2. Add the onion and bell pepper to the same sauce pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook about 1 minute more.
3. Add the broth, tomato sauce, sugar, cumin and oregano and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits from the pan bottom.
4. Return the chicken to the pot, reduce the heat to low, and add the carrots and green beans. Cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle fresh cilantro and serve over white rice.
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this looks like it would be popular at our house too
That looks delicious!! Pure comfort in a bowl.
Wonderful dish and I adore how vibrant the colors are. Definitely bone in!
I love dishes with so much color, Erica. This looks fabulous. And perfect over rice.
The colors are bright and a wonderful homey dish…
That velvety sauce looks so wonderful!
You have the best collection of traditional Colombian recipes and Colombian-inspired food! I made this dish yesterday and I loved the taste and the color. Wonderful dish
I made this dish the day you published it – it came out amazing!!! Hubby had seconds and did not stop raving about it. I tried to comment from my iPad but I can only seem to comment from my MacBook.
Erica, acabe de cocinar el pollo guisado a la jardinera. Delicioso
muchas gracias por todas las recetas me ayudan mucho. Yo soy de
Villavicencio-Colombia. Vivo in Utah, necesito una receta con Lamb. Le
estoy muy agradecida por sus recetas. Muchas gracias. Ana.
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