Arroz Con Pollo

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, more as needed
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, patted dry and liberally seasoned with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/2-1 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
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric (optional)
• 1/2 cup peeled canned crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 dry wine or 1/2 beer
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups medium grain rice, such as goya
• 2 1/4 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a deep heavy-based pot heat the oil on medium high.
• 2 saute the chicken, in batches if necessary, until golden on all sides.
• 3 transfer chicken to a platter.
• 4 saute sausage until browned.
• 5 transfer the sausage to the platter.
• 6 pour off and discard excess oil, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pan.
• 7 reduce heat to medium and saute the onion, pepper and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 8 return the chicken and sausage to the pot and add the cumin, paprika, chili powder and turmeric, if using, stirring to distribute the spices.
• 9 cook for 1 minute and then add the tomatoes, wine (or beer) and bay leaf.
• 10 increase the heat to medium high, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
• 11 add the rice and water, bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• 12 cook until the rice is done and the liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• 13 give a toss and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.