Pollo en Salsa
A Costa Rica dinner made with chicken. Ready in about 57 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 22 minPrep (about)
- 35 minCook (about)
- 57 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 5 chicken thighs
Fresh & other
- 2 tsp achiote paste
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato Shopping tip: Fresh, ripe tomatoes (Roma or vine).
- ⅔ red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
Spices & seasonings (4): oregano, cumin, salt, pepper
- 1 ¼ tsp oregano Shopping tip: Dried is fine.
- 1 ¼ tsp cumin
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ tsp pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Chopped pepper, onion and tomato.
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Set aside.
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Turn on Instant Pot in cook setting for 8 minutes.
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Add a little bit of olive oil.
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Pepper, oregano salt, cumin, bell pepper, tomato, garlic, onion and Add and cook for 4 minutes.
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Add the chicken.
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Heat for 2 min on each side often, mixing often.
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Add the chicken stock, cover.
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Set your pressure cooker on high for 20 minutes.
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Wait until done release your pressure and if need it.
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Add a little bit more salt.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.