Pollo en Fricase with Stewed Plantains

Ingredients

• For the Pollo en Fricase 🍗
• 2 lbs bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced 🧅
• 1 bell pepper, diced (any color) 🌶️
• 4 garlic cloves, minced 🧄
• 0.5 cup tomato sauce 🍅
• 0.25 cup white cooking wine 🍷
• 1 tbsp capers
• 0.25 cup green olives with pimentos 🫒
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 bay leaf 🍃
• 1 cup chicken broth
• Salt and pepper to taste 🧂
• Fresh cilantro for garnish 🌿
• For the Stewed Plantains 🍌
• 2 ripe plantains (yellow with black spots)
• 1 tbsp butter 🧈
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 0.25 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 0.25 cup water

Instructions

1. 1Pollo en Fricase:
2. 2Season chicken with salt, pepper, and cumin.
3. 3In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on all sides. Remove and set aside.
4. 4In the same pot, sauté onion, pepper, and garlic until soft and fragrant.
5. 5Add tomato sauce, wine, capers, olives, bay leaf, and broth. Stir well.
6. 6Return chicken to the pot. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook on low heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until chicken is tender.
7. 7Remove bay leaf. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
8. 8Stewed Plantains:
9. 9Peel and slice ripe plantains into thick rounds.
10. 10In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add plantains and cook for 2–3 minutes.
11. 11Sprinkle in brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt.
12. 12Pour in water, reduce heat, and simmer for 10–15 minutes until plantains are soft and coated in syrupy glaze.