🇧🇴 Bolivian Cuisine

Picante de Pollo

Spicy Chicken in Red Pepper Sauce

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 454 kcal

Tender chicken pieces bathed in a thick, brick-red sauce of aji colorado peppers, served over rice and potatoes — Bolivia's everyday spicy classic.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil chicken 25 min until cooked through. Reserve broth.
  2. 2 Blend aji colorado with tomatoes, garlic, cumin, and oregano into a smooth paste.
  3. 3 Sauté onion, add aji paste, cook 8 min until sauce darkens and thickens.
  4. 4 Add broth, simmer 10 min. Add chicken pieces and coat in sauce.
  5. 5 The sauce should be thick enough to cling to the chicken.
  6. 6 Serve over rice with boiled potatoes and parsley garnish.

Did You Know?

Every Bolivian mother claims her picante de pollo is the best — and every Bolivian child agrees with their own mother.