🏆National Dishes

Peruvian Chicken with Rice (Arroz con Pollo)

Name: Peruvian Chicken with Rice (Arroz con Pollo)
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 tbspn oil (1); 2 tbspn oil (2); 1 chicken breast; 100 gm onion (prepared weight); salt and black pepper (1); 75 gm rice (uncooked); 1 handful of fresh coriander; 50 ml dry cider (see notes 2); 1 clove garlic; 200 ml chicken stock; 1 - 2 green chillies (see notes 1); black pepper (2); 1 tspn worcestershire sauce; 50 gm carrot; 25 ml orange juice; 50 gm bell pepper (see notes 3); 50 gm peas

The national dish of Peru — peruvian chicken with rice (arroz con pollo). Made with chicken breast, rice (uncooked), dry cider (see notes 2).

20 min

Prep

1 hr

Cook

Involved

Difficulty

Ingredients

Steps

Ingredients

Servings

2 tbspn oil (1)
2 tbspn oil (2)
1 chicken breast
100 gm onion (prepared weight)
salt and black pepper (1)
75 gm rice (uncooked)
1 handful of fresh coriander
50 ml dry cider (see notes 2)
1 clove garlic
200 ml chicken stock
1 - 2 green chillies (see notes 1)
black pepper (2)
1 tspn worcestershire sauce
50 gm carrot
25 ml orange juice
50 gm bell pepper (see notes 3)
50 gm peas

Method

1
Season the chicken breast on both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper (1).
2
Heat the oil (1) in a flame proof casserole over a medium heat and fry the chicken breast until deep golden brown on both sides, then remove from the pan, drain on kitchen paper and set aside.
3
Chop the coriander.
4
Chop the onion.
5
Roughly chop the garlic.
6
Roughly chop the chillies (see notes 1).
7
Peel and dice the carrot.
8
Deseed and roughly chop the peppers (see notes 3).
9
Blend the coriander, garlic, chillies, worcestershire sauce and orange juice until smooth (see notes 4).