INGREDIENTS:
Chicken:
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
8 chicken thighs or drumsticks
4 garlic cloves,chopped
Rice:
2cups uncooked white rice
2tsp olive oil
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
3tbs commercial sofrito(such as goya)
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp saffron threads
1/2 cups frozen green peas,thawed
1/2 thinly sliced red pepper
or
1 (7-ounce) jar sliced pimiento,drained
Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl or pan and marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour
Remove chicken from bag ,reserving marinade.
Heat olive oil over medium heat .Add chicken and cook 5 minutes one ach side or until browned.
Add reserved marinade ,rice, chicken,chicken broth,sofrito,cumin,turmeric,saffron redpepper to pan.Bring to a boil.Cover,reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes.Stir in peas and pimiento if using instead of red pepper;let stand,covered,10 minutes.
This is Cuban specialty very easy to make but amazingly good..
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