Pollo Guisado — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Chicken pieces braised in a rich tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and green beans, seasoned with cumin and Worcestershire sauce.

Ingredients

1 Season chicken with cumin, salt, and pepper. Heat oil in a Dutch oven and brown chicken on all sides. Remove and set aside.
2 Saute onion, garlic, and bell pepper until softened. Add tomatoes and cook until they form a sauce, about eight minutes.
3 Return chicken to pot, add Worcestershire sauce and enough water to come halfway up the chicken. Simmer covered thirty minutes.
4 Add potatoes, carrots, and green beans. Cook uncovered fifteen minutes until vegetables are tender and sauce thickens.
5 Garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice and tortillas.

Did You Know?

Salvadoran home cooks often add a splash of Worcestershire sauce to guisados, a British condiment that became a pantry staple across Central America.