Chicken Ropa Vieja Recipe
Ingredients
To Cook the Chicken
- 2 chicken breasts with bone
- 1 onion quartered
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 green pepper cut into pieces
- 1 carrot peeled and cut into pieces
- 4 cloves garlic peeled
To Prepare the Dish
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon Salt or to your taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons capers
Instructions
To Cook the Chicken
- In a pot, place the chicken breast, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 green pepper, and 4 cloves of garlic. Add water to cover the chicken, add salt, pepper and cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
To Make the Chicken Ropa Vieja
- Measure and strain 1 cup of the liquid used to cook the chicken and set aside. discard the green pepper, onion and garlic.
- Remove the chicken from the pot, let it cool and shred with a fork or your hands.
- In a large sauce pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the remaining crushed garlic, chopped onions and red bell pepper. Cook about 5 to 7 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Add the cooked and shredded chicken, tomato sauce, tomato paste, reserved chicken (liquid) broth, capers, salt, pepper and cumin. Cover and cook on low for about 10 minutes, adding more broth and seasoning if needed, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition
Calories: 227kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 26gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 893mgPotassium: 841mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3824IUVitamin C: 74mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg
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