Un plato de aros con pollo is what I love eating the most on this earth! I was introduced to this plate twenty years ago when I was just months old. The main ingredients of our national plate are criolla white rice, beans, chicken and plantains. It looks simple, and they put meat in it for seasoning to have a great taste. Every family has its own seasoning mix and proportions, for example, putting a lot more oregano then garlic. My family’s mix, for me, is the best because it always ends up tasting better than great! We eat this all year long and even on special occasions like birthdays, weddings, holidays, and even after funerals. In my family this plate can really cheer us up and help us forget our problems for at least 20 minutes. It’s funny how often with can eat this plate over and over and not get tired of it…at all! For a lot of Dominicans this can be a almost everyday luxury plate without the high price of the 5 stars restaurant costs. Due to our poverty, we are blessed with having this cheap meal at reach with ease. I could never imagine a Dominican Republic without Aros con Pollo!
Recipe
Ingredients
Rice:
- 2 cup rice
- 3 cup water
- 1/4 cup oil
- a whole chicken
- 3 teeth of garlic
- Oregano
- 1/3 oil
Chicken:
- a whole onion
- Basil
- Pimento
- Tomato paste
- 1/2 water
Plantains
- Plantains
- 1/3 oil
Recipe
Ingredients
Rice:
- 2 cup rice
- 3 cup water
- 1/4 cup oil
- a whole chicken
- 3 teeth of garlic
- Oregano
- 1/3 oil
Chicken:
- a whole onion
- Basil
- Pimento
- Tomato paste
- 1/2 water
Plantains
- Plantains
- 1/3 oil
Procedure
Rice
- 3 cups of water for 2 cups of rice
- Heat water until it boils
- Put the rice in the water
- Heat should be held on medium until the rice is dry
- When dried put a quarter cup of oil
- Diminish the heat to low temperature and cover up the cooking bowl with a plastic bag
- Heat water until it boils
- Put the rice in the water
- Heat should be held on medium until the rice is dry
- When dried put a quarter cup of oil
- Diminish the heat to low temperature and cover up the cooking bowl with a plastic bag
Chicken
- Cut into pieces (wash well!)
- Mix with 3 smashed teeth of garlic and one of oregano
- Heat third of a cup of oil
- Leave the chicken in the oven until it looks golden
- At that point add onions, basil, pimento and tomato paste
- Mix the chicken with half a cup of water, and then put the chicken in the oven for 1
hour on medium.
Plantains
- Use the frying pan to fry the plantain
- Use a third of a cup of oil and heat (45 degrees for 2mins)
- In the meantime, cut the plantains into small pieces
- Dry the plantain pieces on napkins
- Use a plantain pestle to smash the plantain
- Now fry until you see that it’s ready Photo source: http://www.taringa.net/posts/recetas-y-cocina/6321671/Pollo-con-arroz-pilaf_.html
