Fricase de pollo is another staple Cuban dish that I love to make at home. This is one my suegra’s favorite dishes to cook for us and OMG she makes it so good! This is one of those dishes that I make when I am feeling homesick. It gives me a nice, warm, and homey feeling. There is nothing like comfort food! Am I right?!
Cooking chicken fricassee is fun and fairly easy. It’s a one pot type of dish, which makes clean up a breeze! First, you will need to brown the chicken on all sides. Then, remove the chicken, and make the sofrito with onions, peppers, and garlic. (I mean you had to see that coming by now, all Cuban dishes have sofrito in it!) After, add the chicken once again, combine with your sofrito, and make the sauce by adding white wine vinegar, tomato sauce, and dry white wine. Throw in the potatoes, olives, and bay leaf. Allow it to simmer and there you have it, your chicken fricassee is ready to enjoy!
I typically make this dish with chicken breast, but feel free to add any type of chicken cuts you prefer. Typically, in Cuba, it’s made with whatever left over chicken meat there was! Check out the recipe below and let me know what you think in the comments!
Ingredients
- 1 lbs Chicken Breast
- 2 tsp Goya adobo
- ⅔ cup Onions diced
- ½ cup Green pepper diced
- 3 cloves Garlic diced
- 1 tlbs White wine vinegar
- 12 oz Tomato sauce 1 can
- ½ cup Dry white cooking wine
- 2 Yellow potatoes
- ⅓ cup olives drained of liquid
- 2 Bay leafs
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breast into about 1-2in. size cubes. Season with the adobo.
- Coat a pot with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and brown the chicken on all sides for about 4-5 minutes (you don’t want to cook the chicken all the way through). Remove the chicken and place on a plate.
- Add onions, peppers, and garlic to the pot. Cook until the onions and peppers are translucent. 3-5 minutes.
- Once the onions, peppers, and garlic are cooked, add the chicken back into the pot and stir together. Add the tomato sauce, white wine vinegar, dry white cooking wine, potatoes (chopped), olives and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low-medium, and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the chicken is cooked through (reaches 165 F.)
- Serve with white rice and enjoy!
Hi! What are the ingredients in the Goya adobo seasoning? They don’t sell it where I live!
Hi Jess! So the adobo is made from a blend of salt, garlic powder, oregano, black pepper and turmeric. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions and thank you for checking out the blog!