Pollo Guisado — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Home-style braised chicken pieces simmered in a savory tomato and onion sauce with potatoes, carrots, and green beans, the everyday Guatemalan lunch.

Ingredients

1 Season chicken with salt, pepper, and cumin. Brown in oil on all sides in a large pot. Remove.
2 Sauté onion and garlic until softened. Add diced tomatoes and cook 5 min into a sauce.
3 Return chicken to pot. Add broth and bay leaf. Cover and simmer 20 min.
4 Add potatoes, carrots, and green beans. Cover and cook 15 min more until vegetables are tender.
5 Season with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf.
6 Serve in deep plates with the sauce and vegetables, garnished with cilantro.

Did You Know?

Pollo guisado appears on more Guatemalan lunch tables than any other dish — it is the definition of comida casera (home cooking).