Pollo en Crema — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Tender chicken pieces braised in a luscious sauce of sour cream, onions, and roasted peppers, a rich and comforting Guatemalan home-cooking classic.

Ingredients

1 Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown in oil and butter on all sides. Remove.
2 In the same pan, sauté onion rings, bell peppers, and garlic until softened.
3 Return chicken to pan. Add broth and thyme. Cover and simmer 25 min until chicken is cooked through.
4 Reduce heat to low. Stir in sour cream gently, coating the chicken.
5 Simmer uncovered 5 min (do not boil or cream will curdle). Season with salt and pepper.
6 Garnish with parsley and serve with rice and tortillas.

Did You Know?

Pollo en crema is considered the gateway dish that every Guatemalan teen learns to cook first, since it is nearly impossible to mess up.