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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken and Turkey » Pollo A La Llanera (llanera-style Chicken)

    Pollo a la Llanera (Llanera-Style Chicken)

    Jun 3, 2010 · Modified: Jul 14, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 21 Comments

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    Pollo a la Llanera (Llanera-Style Chicken)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 21 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 chicken about 5 lb., cut into 8 serving pieces
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    • 4 Tbs. olive oil
    • 6 garlic cloves thinly sliced
    • ½ onion thinly sliced
    • 2 tomatoes diced
    • 2 ½ large red bell pepppers thinly sliced
    • ¼ teaspoon chopped habanero pepper
    • ¼ cup fresh pasrley
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
    • salt and pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Marinate chicken: Place the chicken in a large bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, salt, pepper and cumin. Toss chicken within marinade until coated. Cover, put in the fridge and marinate for at least 1 hour.
    • In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, warm 3 tablespoons the olive oil until almost smoking. Working in batches, brown the chicken on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes total.
    • Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the remaining garlic cloves, onions, tomatoes, red pepper and habanero pepper to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally. Cover and simmer until the chicken is very tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle fresh parsley and serve warm.
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    This dish was inspired by a traditional Colombian recipe from the Llanos  zone of the country called "Conejo a la Llanera" (Llanera-Style Rabbit) . To be perfectly honest with you I don't eat or cook rabbit. They are too cute and I happen to love the Easter bunny ;-). So, I made this delicious Colombian dish using chicken instead, but if you like rabbit you can use the same ingredients for the sauce.

    Serve it with plain white rice or your favorite vegetables on the side.

    This is a wonderful family meal. Buen provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    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. Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog

      June 03, 2010 at 10:43 am

      5 stars
      Like to know more about Colombia! So difficult to cook rabbit as you say, only in chocolate 🙂
      Scrumptious chicken version Erica!

      Cheers,

      Gera

      Reply
    2. Belinda @zomppa

      June 03, 2010 at 11:42 am

      5 stars
      Mmm............looks great. Gera - you crack me up. Chocolate chocolate. =)

      Reply
    3. Ivy

      June 03, 2010 at 12:18 pm

      5 stars
      I made rabbit last week and you'll hate me when you read my recipe. Lambs are also cute animals so are many other and yet we eat them. We would never eat pet rabbits but these are farm bred especially for this purpose. Anyway, love the ingredients and both dishes would be equally delicious.

      Reply
      • Erica

        June 03, 2010 at 12:58 pm

        5 stars
        Ivy- You are right!!!! I love meat, poultry and seafood, but I can't eat rabbit or duck. I think that pigs are cute too, but I eat them anyway 🙂

        Reply
    4. sanyukta gour(bayes)

      June 03, 2010 at 12:54 pm

      5 stars
      what a bful color.....looks yum n delcious....great mouthwatering dish..

      Reply
    5. Soma

      June 03, 2010 at 2:32 pm

      5 stars
      missed a lot of posts.

      Oh please do not talk of eating rabbits 😉 my yard is full of them and they are too cute to even think of eating them.

      Even without the rabbit the dish is perfect here. I love the heat of the habanero, yummmm!!

      Reply
    6. Oysterculture

      June 03, 2010 at 4:58 pm

      5 stars
      What an absolutely yummy sounding recipe, its added yo my ever growing list of Erica recipes to try. I am backed up at the moment, we've been out of town but I'm seeing several posts of yours that have me itching to get back in the kitchen and will read and savor them soon!

      Reply
    7. Joanne

      June 03, 2010 at 6:31 pm

      5 stars
      I love all of the fresh flavors in this dish! And yeah I don't know how I feel about eating rabbit...chicken it is!

      Reply
    8. Faith

      June 03, 2010 at 7:14 pm

      5 stars
      I've actually never cooked rabbit either, so I love how you used chicken instead! 🙂 Delicious meal!

      Reply
    9. Christine @ Fresh Local and Best

      June 03, 2010 at 9:36 pm

      5 stars
      Chicken is a great substitute for rabbit, it is more meaty, so you end up with something better.

      Reply
    10. Erica

      June 03, 2010 at 10:14 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for the comments.

      Reply
    11. Anh

      June 04, 2010 at 1:44 am

      5 stars
      I will try this with rabbits (because they are tasty ;)). But it looks awesome also with chicken!

      Reply
    12. grace

      June 04, 2010 at 5:08 am

      5 stars
      i must agree--bunnies are too adorable to even consider consuming! chicken is just fine with me, and this is a great preparation of it--thanks!

      Reply
    13. 5 Star Foodie

      June 04, 2010 at 8:35 am

      5 stars
      Sounds like a delicious preparation, I love the addition of habanero pepper. Although I've had rabbit before, I have never had the courage to make it at home 🙂

      Reply
    14. Amber @ Pampered Recipes

      June 04, 2010 at 9:49 am

      5 stars
      A lot of stuff tastes like chicken...probably because I eat it too much! Mmmmm rabbit...

      Reply
    15. Maria

      June 04, 2010 at 10:17 am

      5 stars
      Simple, fresh and flavorful! A lovely chicken dish with lots of flavor yet light for these warm days of early summer.

      Reply
    16. norma

      June 04, 2010 at 10:20 am

      5 stars
      I love Bugs Bunny and the Easter Bunny too. Great recipe, simple to make and full of flavor.

      Reply
    17. Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen

      June 06, 2010 at 4:34 pm

      5 stars
      Sounds delicious!

      Reply
    18. tasteofbeirut

      June 06, 2010 at 7:52 pm

      5 stars
      Erica
      This is a delicious recipe for a chicken as well; I did eat rabbit before (in France) but I won't seek it out! It reminds me of a chicken dish I used to make a lot with peppers, called poulet marengo.

      Reply
    19. Erica

      June 06, 2010 at 11:11 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
    20. Kim

      June 07, 2010 at 10:07 am

      5 stars
      I agree with you. I don't eat rabbits either and I don't think I ever will. This does look like a fantastic dish. I bet that habanero pepper really spices things up 🙂

      Reply

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