Arroz Con Pollo
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, more as needed
- 1 12 lbs chicken breasts, patted dry and liberally seasoned with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 12-1 lb sweet Italian turkey sausage links, cut in 2 in. pieces
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 medium green peppers or 1 medium red pepper, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 14 teaspoon paprika
- 14 teaspoon chili powder
- 12 teaspoon ground turmeric (optional)
- 12 cup peeled canned crushed tomatoes
- 12 dry white wine or 12 beer
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups medium grain rice, such as goya
- 2 14 cups water
- In a deep heavy-based pot heat the oil on medium high.
- Saute the chicken, in batches if necessary, until golden on all sides.
- Transfer chicken to a platter.
- Saute sausage until browned.
- Transfer the sausage to the platter.
- Pour off and discard excess oil, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pan.
- Reduce heat to medium and saute the onion, pepper and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Return the chicken and sausage to the pot and add the cumin, paprika, chili powder and turmeric, if using, stirring to distribute the spices.
- Cook for 1 minute and then add the tomatoes, wine (or beer) and bay leaf.
- Increase the heat to medium high, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the rice and water, bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Cook until the rice is done and the liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes.
- Give a toss and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
olive oil, chicken breasts, sweet italian turkey sausage, onion, green peppers, garlic, ground cumin, paprika, chili powder, ground turmeric, tomatoes, white wine, bay leaf, grain rice, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/arroz-con-pollo-71421 (may not work)