Aji De Gallina

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs chicken
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, sliced
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (more or less)
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper (more or less)
• 4 slices bread
• 1/4 lb walnuts, finely chopped
• 4 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 13 fluid ounces evaporated milk
• 8 cups cooked brown rice
• 4 eggs, hard-cooked, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil chicken in chicken broth until chicken is cooked, about 30 minutes.
• 2 remove chicken from broth & set broth aside, reserved.
• 3 remove bones from chicken & either shread or cut into bite-size pieces, then set aside.
• 4 put olive oil in large saucepan, & over medium heat, cook onions, chili peppers, garlic & saffron until onions are golden, about 7 minutes.
• 5 soak bread in 2 cups of reserved chicken broth, then combine bread/broth mixture in food processor, blending until smooth.
• 6 add this bread mixture to the onion mixture in the large saucepan & cook slowly to thicken, about 8 minutes.
• 7 add nuts, parmesan cheese & chicken, & cook until it thickens into a cream-like consistency, about 5 minutes.
• 8 stir in evaporated milk & cook for another 5-10 minutes.
• 9 serve over rice, & if desired, garnish with slices of hard-cooked eggs.