Thursday, February 7, 2013

Chicken Fricassee (Fricase de Pollo)  Served with Cilantro-Infused Rice


Fricassees and stews are a staple of latin cuisine. Different from other regional latin cuisine, Cuban cuisine still retains many characteristic of Spanish cooking  mixed with some african culinary traditions.

Ingredients

1 whole chicken cut in pieces
4 medium size potatoes
1 cup of dry cooking wine ( I use Edmundo brand)
1 medium size red onion
1 teaspoon of chopped garlic
1/2 cup of chopped green and red bell peppers
1/4 cup of finely chopped cilantro
2 leaves of Culantro (Thai Cilantro)
(http://www.caribbeanseeds.com/cilantro-culantro.htm)
2 bay leaves

1 tbsp of complete seasoning (sazon completa)
1/2 cup of Mojo Criollo (Liquid Spanish Marinade)
1  8 oz can of tomato sauce/paste


1/3 tsp of yellow food c