DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Arroz con Pollo
Cuban chicken and rice with sofrito, tomato, dry wine and annatto.
About Arroz con Pollo
This arroz con pollo follows Jamie Silva’s Cuban family recipe, recorded while cooking with her mother. This profile selects the Valencia rice described as customary and the source’s annatto-powder seasoning option.
Onion, green pepper and garlic form a savoury sofrito with tomato. Dry cooking wine, cumin, oregano and bay add aromatic depth, while pimientos and peas bring sweetness.
The rice is moist, tender and slightly sticky around the chicken. The source permits whole chicken pieces or a shredded presentation; this profile retains the bone-in thighs listed in the recipe.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
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Ingredients in Arroz con Pollo
Jamie Silva’s family Cuban arroz con pollo, Valencia-rice option.
- OilCooking medium
- Bone-in skin-on chicken thighsProtein
- Yellow onionAromatic
- Green bell pepperAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Tomato sauceBase
- Vino seco dry cooking wineLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Red pimientosBase
- Annatto powderSeasoning
- Dried oreganoAromatic
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Bay leafAromatic
- WaterLiquid
- Chicken bouillon cubeSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Valencia short-grain riceBase
- Frozen peasGarnish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Botanical oil identity unspecified
- Bone-in skin-on chicken thighs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named cut retained; not drumstick/breast alternative
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Compound sauce formula unspecified
- Vino seco dry cooking wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Wine type and supplied-product declaration unspecified
- Red pimientos: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named supplied whole red pimientos; jar/product formula unspecified
- Annatto powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit annatto-powder option selected over Sazon or Bijol blends
- Dried oregano: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bay leaf: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chicken bouillon cube: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named compound; exact formula and additional allergens unresolved
- Valencia short-grain rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source identifies Valencia as customary and permits rice choices; selected over convenience long-grain card option
- Frozen peas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
The author documents her mother’s Cuban family version, with traditional Valencia rice explicitly described.
Countries
- Cuba
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Cuisines & regions
- Cuban Cuisine
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- Costa Rican CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Honduran National CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Panamanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Cuban CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.