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Pollo en Salsa

Pollo en Salsa

A Costa Rica dinner made with chicken. Ready in about 57 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 6 people +

Changed from 4 to 6 people · Back to 4

Main ingredient

  • 6 chicken thighs

Fresh & other

  • 2 ¼ tsp achiote paste
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 2 onions
  • 2 tomatoes Shopping tip: Fresh, ripe tomatoes (Roma or vine).
  • ¾ red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
  • 3 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 ½ tsp oregano Shopping tip: Dried is fine.
  • 1 ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Chopped pepper, onion and tomato.

  2. Set aside.

  3. Turn on Instant Pot in cook setting for 8 minutes.

  4. Add a little bit of olive oil.

  5. Pepper, oregano salt, cumin, bell pepper, tomato, garlic, onion and Add and cook for 4 minutes.

  6. Add the chicken.

  7. Heat for 2 min on each side often, mixing often.

  8. Add the chicken stock, cover.

  9. Set your pressure cooker on high for 20 minutes.

  10. Wait until done release your pressure and if need it.

  11. 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)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.