Entrées

Chicken and Rice

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Ingredients

Spices to season chicken

Instructions

  1. Season the chicken with all the spices and set aside.

  2. Heat 4 quart caldero, add salted pork and chicken wings on low and let render fat for about 10 minutes.

  3. Remove pork and chicken wings and set aside.

  4. Working in batches brown the rest of the chicken and set aside.

  5. Add the achiote oil and sofrito until fragrant.

  6. Add rice to pot and mix until it is well coated in the oil.

  7. Add 3 cups of water, oregano, sazon with asafran, bay leaves and salt and mix well.

  8. Add all the chicken back to the rice and bring to a boil.

  9. Once the water has just evaporated, reduce heat to low and let cook for about 20-30 minutes.

Notes

To make achiote oil, combine 1 cup oil and 2 1/2 of whole achiote seed and let boil for about 3 minutes. Once cool, strain with a fine mesh strainer and place in jar.