Arroz con pollo

Arroz con pollo

Home-made Arroz con pollo and "Papa a la Huancaina", (bottom), Lima, Perú

Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken in Spanish) is a traditional dish of Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.

The dish, which originated in Spain as a form of pilaf, is now a staple throughout Latin America.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Food writer Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz, while pointing to the international aspects of the dish, notes that its origin in Spain already reflected international influences: chicken was brought from India and rice from Asia; saffron was introduced by Phoenician traders; tomatoes and peppers are natives of the Americas.^[1]

Ingredients

In some recipes, ingredients include rice,^[6] beer, stock,^[6] sofrito (a mix of vegetables and fresh herbs), chicken,^[6] and annatto. In some recipes, saffron is substituted for annatto.

See also

	Food portal
	Latin America portal

• Arroz caldo
• Biryani
• Cabidela
• Hainanese chicken rice
• List of rice dishes

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz (9 September 1998). Cocina latinoamericana. EDAF. p. 251. ISBN 978-84-414-0421-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=5cCC4MAVEkcC&pg=PA251. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
2. ^ Alice L. McLean (30 August 2006). Cooking in America, 1840-1945. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-313-33574-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=FqWbumBZ0p0C&pg=PA139. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
3. ^ Robert M. Weir; Karen Hess (March 1998). The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-57003-208-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=_yIJBQDY0H0C&pg=PA39. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
4. ^ Kellie Jones; Amiri Baraka; Lisa Jones; Hettie Jones, Guthrie P. Ramsey (6 May 2011). EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art. Duke University Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8223-4873-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=IPaFCHEz8-cC&pg=PA285. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
5. ^ D. H. Figueredo (16 July 2002). The complete idiot's guide to Latino history and culture. Penguin. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-02-864360-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=caC_38oDw6sC&pg=PT250. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Arroz con Pollo." Foodandwine.com. Accessed August 2011.

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