Arroz Tapado (Rice with Chicken and Pork)

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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

 

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• 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!