How to Cook Appetizing Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version)

Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version). Add the sofrito, Sazon, tomato paste, powdered chicken bouillon, oregano, water, potatoes, carrots, bay leaves and olives into the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add the chicken back into the pot. Your crockpot does all the work for this slow-cooked Puerto Rican chicken.

In my travels to Latin America, I fell in love with the chicken stew made in all the countries. This is a Puerto Rican version I found on the internet tweaked by Flight attendants giving me pointers. Heat a large saucepan and add the oil. You can cook Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version) using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version)

1. It's 3 tbs of cooking oil.
2. It's 4-5 pounds of bone in chicken thighs or legs.
3. You need 3/4 cups of Sofrito or 6 ounce bottle.
4. It's 3 of bay leaves.
5. It's of Goya adobo all-purpose seasoning.
6. You need 2 packets of Sazon cilantro and tomato seasoning.
7. You need 1 1/2 TBS of powdered chicken bouillon.
8. It's 3 of heaping tsp tomato paste.
9. Prepare 2 tsp of dried oregano.
10. You need 5 cups of water.
11. Prepare 4-5 stalks of carrots peeled and chunked.
12. Prepare 1 of extra cup cold water.
13. Prepare 3 tbs of cornstarch.
14. It's 20 of stuffed pimento olives.
15. You need 4-5 of yukon gold potatoes chunked.

Add chicken and brown on all sides (won't be cooked at this point.). Add tomato sauce, water, veggies and spices. Add the sofrito, Sazon, tomato sauce, chicken bouillon, Italian seasoning, water, potatoes, carrots, bay leaves and olives to a pot. Bring to a boil, then add the chicken in.

Chicken stew Puerto Rican Pollo Guisado (Crockpot version) step by step

1. Wash and pat dry chicken. Season all sides with Goya all-purpose seasoning. Turn large skillet on medium high heat and sear both sides to form a golden crust on the skin. But don’t cook through. (Note do not disturb while searing. It will autmotically lift off the surface of the pan in a few minutes when golden crust forms.) Place seared chicken in crockpot. Note: I usually have to sear 2 batches because this recipe is doubled..
2. To the drippings, add oil. Fry sofrito for 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomato paste to the sautee pan. Mix and heat through. Slowly pour water while whisking mixture. Then add the chicken bouillon, sazon packets, oregano, and bay leaves. Bring to boil, scraping the drippings off the bottom of the pan with whisk..
3. Pour mixture to crockpot. Sprinkle pimento olives on top. Cook on high for 3 hours. Turn crockpot to low. Add potatoes and carrots. Cook veggies until tender for about one more hour..
4. In the end, whisk 1 cup cold water and cornstarch. Add to crockpot then stir to incorporate. Will slightly thicken it. Serve over rice..

In the crock pot mix all the ingredients except the potatoes and chicken. After everything is well mixed add the chicken and potatoes. In this video I will show you how to make Pollo Guisado (Chicken Stew). Very simple and easy step by step i. Add the broth, sofrito, tomato sauce, sazon and mix in.