Recipe: Yummy Elisa's Asopao de Pollo (Chicken & Rice Soup)

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Elisa's Asopao de Pollo (Chicken & Rice Soup). Elisa's Asopao de Pollo (Chicken & Rice Soup) Traditional puertorican recipe! Perfect for those rainy days and "Not feeling well" days. Add enough chicken to cover the pan in a single layer without overcrowding.

But, it is most known for the addition of Saffron, a very expensive spice.

Add the water and chicken broth; bring to a boil.

Return cooked vegetables to the pot along with rice, tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaf and chilli flakes.

You can have Elisa's Asopao de Pollo (Chicken & Rice Soup) using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Elisa's Asopao de Pollo (Chicken & Rice Soup)

1. Prepare 1 large of Chicken Breast cut in small pieces (Can be boneless if you want).

2. Prepare 1/2 cup of Uncooked Medium White Rice.

3. Prepare 1/2 cup of Fine Chopped Cooked Ham Serranito.

4. It’s 1/2 cup of Fine Chopped Plantain.

5. You need 1/3 cup of Yellow Onion, chopped.

6. It’s 1/3 cup of Green Peppers, chopped.

7. You need 1 tbsp of Fine Chopped Garlic.

8. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of Sofrito.

9. You need 2 tbsp of Complete Seasoning Goya.

10. It’s 1 of Salt & Pepper.

11. You need 1 bunch of Cilantro.

12. You need 1 bunch of Cilantrillo.

Asopao de Pollo, just like its cousin Asopao de Camarones has the tendency to multiply and grow.

In fact, one the very first times that I made Asopao de Pollo was a funny disaster.

I started off by eyeballing everything.

I didn't quite understand the nature of this dish or understand that this dish is famous for feeding a village.

Elisa's Asopao de Pollo (Chicken & Rice Soup) instructions

1. In a pot, mix all the ingredients, except for the plantain and the rice..

2. Add 3 cups of water to the pot and place it on the stove on medium high.

3. Lower the heat to low/medium.

4. Add the plantain and the rice, stir.

5. Stir frequently to avoid it to stick..

6. Its done as soon as the rice is tender..

7. Serve and enjoy!.

Asopao de Camarones (Shrimp and Rice Pottage) Brown Rice Asopao; Vegan Asopao (Rice and Garden Vegetables Pottage) About this recipe.

You can adapt this same recipe and make your asopao even more special.

The recipe gives you some ideas to make asopao de pollo y chuleta, or asopao de pollo y camarones, if you want to get fancy.

Asopao de Pollo, or Chicken and Rice Gumbo, is more than a soup, yet not quite a stew.

GOYA® Medium-Grain Rice thickens this Asopao de Pollo recipe and GOYA® Adobo All-Purpose Seasoning adds zest for a fragrant and comforting meal.