Name: Pollo Guisado (Dominican Stewed Chicken)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Whole chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces - 1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound); Rancho adobo sazon criollo, or to taste - ¼ cup; Red onion, chopped into large pieces - 1; Cubanelle peppers, chopped - 2; Sazon liquido - ¼ cup; Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon; Vegetable oil - ⅓ cup; Light brown sugar - 1 tablespoon; Tomato paste - ⅓ cup; Celery, chopped - 1 stalk; Chicken bouillon powder, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons; Water - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Pollo Guisado (Dominican Stewed Chicken)

1. Whole chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces 1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound)

2. Rancho adobo sazon criollo, or to taste ¼ cup

3. Red onion, chopped into large pieces 1

4. Cubanelle peppers, chopped 2

5. Sazon liquido ¼ cup

6. Garlic paste 1 tablespoon

7. Vegetable oil ⅓ cup

8. Light brown sugar 1 tablespoon

9. Tomato paste ⅓ cup

10. Celery, chopped 1 stalk

11. Chicken bouillon powder, or more to taste 2 tablespoons

12. Water 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Pollo Guisado (Dominican Stewed Chicken)

1 . Stage

Place chicken pieces in a bowl and season generously with ranchero sazon criollo. Add onion, Cubanelle peppers, sazon liquido, and garlic paste. Toss to coat chicken evenly.

2 . Stage

Put oil in the bottom of a heavy pot. Add brown sugar and do not stir. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until sugar is very, very dark brown but not burned, 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully add chicken pieces to the pot 1 at a time, reserving vegetables and any liquid left in the bowl. Stir chicken, coating each piece with sugar-oil mixture. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Add reserved vegetables and liquid, water, tomato paste, celery, and bouillon powder to the pot and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Let stew until chicken is cooked and tender, 15 to 30 minutes.