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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Pasta and Rice » Arroz Tapado (rice With Chicken And Pork)

    Arroz Tapado (Rice with Chicken and Pork)

    Jul 12, 2010 · Modified: Jul 15, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 17 Comments

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    Arroz Tapado (Rice with Chicken and Pork)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 17 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • ½ pound pork belly diced
    • 1 pound pork ribs cut into pieces
    • 6 chicken legs or thighs
    • 1 ½ cups rice
    • 6 cups chicken stock
    • ¾ cups peas
    • 2 large carrots peeled and grated
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • Salt and pepper
    • ¼ cup milk
    • ⅓ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 2 scallions finely chopped
    • 2 to matoes finely chopped
    • ⅓ cup chopped onion
    • 1 garlic clove minced
    • ⅓ cup fresh cilantro chopped
    • Salt and pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon achiote or color

    Instructions
     

    • To make the hogao: Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan, add the tomatoes, scallions, onion, garlic, ground cumin, achiote and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring until softened.
    • Reduce the heat to low, add the salt, pepper and cilantro, cook for 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened. Check and adjust the seasoning. Set aside.
    • To make the rice: In a large pan over medium heat, add the pork belly. Sautué for 5 minutes or until the pork belly is brown. Add the pork ribs. Cook for 5 minutes more. Stirring often.
    • Add the chicken pieces and sautué for 4 minutes on each side or until brown. Add the rice and stir to coat.
    • Add the chicken stock, stir and cook for about 15 minutes. Add the peas, carrots, salt, pepper and cumin, cook for about 10 more minutes.
    • Reduce the heat to low, add the hogao, milk and cheese and cook for 10 minutes more. Remove from the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes.
    • Add the fresh cilantro and Serve warm.
    Keyword rice recipes, Traditional Colombian
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    Arroz Tapado is a classic Colombian dish from the Boyaca department of Colombia. This rice has a lot happening! It is cooked in a chicken stock with chicken pieces, pork belly, pork ribs, vegetables, milk, cheese, sautéed onions, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, achiote or color and cilantro.

    Colombians love arroz or rice... we cannot live without it. Since we eat it almost every day, Colombians have countless rice based dishes in our recipe arsenals. In this dish, the chicken pieces are marinated with garlic, scallions, salt and pepper. I like to serve Arroz Tapado with avocado slices, tomato and aji or hot sauce. It can also be served with fried ripe or green plantains.

    Buen provecho!

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    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Angie's Recipes

      July 12, 2010 at 9:52 am

      5 stars
      Looks like a great comfort food!

      Reply
    2. Tracey@TangledNoodle

      July 12, 2010 at 10:56 am

      5 stars
      Looks like Filipinos and Colombians share a similar passion: rice! Reading the ingredients, I love that there's mozzarella cheese in this, which gives it the look of a creamy risotto. I also thought that the achiote (atsuete in Tagalog) gives it such a sunny color. Another new and marvelous dish for me to try!

      Reply
    3. Belinda @zomppa

      July 12, 2010 at 11:18 am

      5 stars
      The photo already looked good enough to eat. THEN you tell me there is pork belly in the rice. I'm so so hungry now.

      Reply
    4. Barbara

      July 12, 2010 at 2:34 pm

      5 stars
      I have eaten pork belly, but never done anything with it at home. It looks like it would be wonderful mixed with the rice. And all that cumin! Yum, Erica!
      I really like the flavors in your Arroz Tapado.

      Reply
    5. Kim

      July 12, 2010 at 4:56 pm

      5 stars
      This one sounds like a really flavorful dish. I've been seeing lots of recipes for pork belly here and there and I'm wondering where to find it. Do you have a good source?

      Reply
    6. Blond Duck

      July 12, 2010 at 5:13 pm

      5 stars
      I'll have to make that and not tell Ben there's pork in it. 🙂

      Reply
    7. Juliana

      July 12, 2010 at 6:20 pm

      5 stars
      Oh! This rice dish sounds and looks so tasty....love one pot meal....beautiful dish!

      Reply
    8. Jhonny Walker

      July 12, 2010 at 9:56 pm

      5 stars
      The dish is sounding and looking super tasty..I will have to make this one 🙂

      Reply
    9. Joanne

      July 13, 2010 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      This is one seriously tasty rice dish! Sounds delicious.

      Reply
    10. Erica

      July 13, 2010 at 10:08 am

      5 stars
      Thank you all for the comments!

      Reply
    11. Joan Nova

      July 13, 2010 at 11:43 am

      5 stars
      The surprise ingredient in this recipe for me is the mozzarella!

      Reply
    12. grace

      July 13, 2010 at 5:58 pm

      5 stars
      the peas are a great little veggie to sneak in there, and i love the way your rice looks. no wonder it's a staple. 🙂

      Reply
    13. Sandra G

      July 14, 2010 at 1:38 pm

      5 stars
      Reminds me of something we make in The Dominican Republic Call "Locrio De Carne De Puerco", have to try this Yummy!

      Reply
    14. Oysterculture

      July 17, 2010 at 4:27 pm

      5 stars
      Love all the wonderful flavor combinations, and the pork + chicken in one dish - sounds pretty decadent =)

      Reply
    15. norma

      July 17, 2010 at 7:19 pm

      5 stars
      This is such a comforting dish. Something my mama used to make.

      Reply
    16. ALFREDO

      November 07, 2012 at 8:33 am

      5 stars
      Pork belly is quite fashionable right now, and expensive. But ask for a chunk of slab bacon and you got it! I save the fat religiously. One spoonful and you have the best tasting rice you can ever get. I buy pork tenderloin, boil it with spices, shred it, and give it the ropavieja treatment, saving the stock, of course.

      Reply
    17. Lyndz

      June 05, 2014 at 2:15 pm

      5 stars
      We've drawn Colombia from the dip at work for the world cup and am going to make this for my team!! Looks and sounds delicious!

      Reply

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