Arroz con pollo a la Diva Gourmet Traditional Dominican Locrio De Pollo

Locrio de Pollo ala Diva aka Arroz Con Pollo

Growing up I enjoyed this dish so much. I loved it with salad, fried sweet plantains, beans and an entire banana.....delicious.......I truly hope you enjoy it.

Ingredients:
Salt and lemon to clean meat if no lemon is available use vinegar
1 and 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
3 and 1/4 tablespoons tomato paste
4 tablespoons Darlene the Gourmet DIvas Sauteed Sofrito
1 and 1/2 tablespoon all purpose seasoning (I use adobo)
1/2 tablespoon sugar
2 and 1/2 tablespoons oil
3 capfuls vinegar
1/4 cup cooking wine
2 tablespoons green salad olives or any pitted
4 cups water
3 cups long grain rice
Cleaning the rice:

Cleaning the chicken:


Instructions According to the Diva:
In a bowl Wash rice three times with cold water Drain thoroughly and set aside
In a separate bowl wash chicken by vigorously rubbing with salt and use half a lemon to scrub each piece of chicken individually.
This allows for a less slimy chicken it has also been said that it kills salmonella poisoning and bacteria that poultry usually has.
Rinse chicken thoroughly rubbing as you do so

Seasoning and cooking the chicken and rice:
Heat oil on medium oil To your citrusy clean chicken add sofrito, all purpose seasoning, vinegar, cooking wine and olives
Stir well to ensure chicken is evenly seasoned Sprinkle sugar in the oil
When sugar becomes a dark brown color add chicken not olives or the remaining juices
Allow chicken to cook on one side for one minute before you turn it to coat the other side with your blackened sauce Raise heat to medium high while cooking uncovered careful not to let chicken burn
After 5 minutes stir once more add half of the original wine vinegar seasoning to chicken
When inside of meat is fully cooked approximately 12 to 15 minutes
Stir chicken add tomato paste, olives and remaining wine vinegar to the chicken
Add water to chicken allow it to come to a rolling boil
Add rice to same pot and stir Cook uncovered stirring occassionally to avoid the rice and chicken sticking to the bottom of pot
When the water has comsumed, stir again, bring rice and chicken to the center of the pot so that it allows for even cooking and better concon cover with aluminum foil and then with the lid Reduce the heat to the lowest level
Cook for 20 to 25 minutes
Uncover and stir from bottom to top. You know if grains of rice are raw by splitting one grain with your nail and checking the center of it which should not look white
If not fully cooked cover five additional minutes
Using a fork separate grains and serve

I hope your family enjoys this simply yummy delight

Que Le aproveche