Seco de Pollo

Ingredients

• 8 chicken pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 3 tomatoes, blended
• 1 cup coriander, blended
• 350ml lager beer
• 2 tbsp panela (brown sugar)
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 3 tbsp oil
• Salt

Instructions

1. Brown the chicken in oil; set aside.
2. Soften onion, garlic and pepper.
3. Add tomato, blended coriander, cumin, paprika and panela.
4. Pour in the beer and simmer 5 minutes.
5. Return the chicken and cover with the sauce.
6. Simmer covered 30-35 minutes until tender and the sauce is thick.

Serving suggestions

• Serve with rice and patacones (fried plantains).

Storage & reheating

Keeps 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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