Cuban food is especially known for its flavor and delocious aroma. While each of the recipes we share with you in Mandao is usually especially delicious, not all of them remain in the heart of every Cuban.
Chicken is part of the best Cuban dishes, although inevitably (and fortunately!) its flavor changes according to the recipe. Among so many dishes, we all tend to have one that will always accompany us and will earn the place of «our favorite dish». In that sense, Cuban chicken fricassee usually generates that feeling of home and is the favorite of many. That’s why you can’t miss this recipe and let it become your favorite too! ?
Ingredients for Cuban chicken fricassee
The ingredients to prepare the Cuban chicken fricassee are as follows:
- Chicken pieces without skin. This can be any part of the chicken you like; if you decide to go for a whole chicken, remember to remove the skin and cut it up.
- Sour orange juice (We will soon explain how to prepare it, don’t worry).
- 3 medium potatoes.
- 4 cloves of garlic.
- 2 medium onions.
- One green bell pepper.
- Tomato sauce (approximately 210 g or 1 cup)
- One cup of dry wine.
- 1/3 cup filled with oil.
- Salt to taste.
- ½ cup of water, although you can add a little more depending on the cooking requirements of this recipe.
- A bay leaf.
If you don’t have any of these products, remember you can find them in El mercadito or in our Agromarket Store , and give that unique Cuban flavor to all your meals!
How to prepare sour orange juice?
The Cuban-style chicken fricassee contains this precious ingredient that helps to release the fat from the chicken and give that delight inside our taste buds (a beautiful reference that many of us feel when we savor our dish).
The sour orange juice is prepared in a very homemade and quick way, using half lime and half orange. This will make the orange flavor take on a sour taste giving our chicken fricassee recipe flavor and pushing it to eliminate its fat (what gives the dish the most flavor).
How to make Cuban-style chicken fricassee?
This recipe is very simple and its steps are usually too easy, but you have to know them. Cuban chicken fricassee is a dish recommended for those who are beginning to experiment in the kitchen and want to serve a traditional, homemade and homemade dish at the table. After all, when it comes to cooking, fear does not exist: nothing is lost and everything is transformed.
But apart from the poetic dalliances, you should keep in mind that it is important to pay attention to the cooking time of the Cuban chicken fricassee and how the recipe reacts as you make it.
A note for you. We leave you with a previous precaution to keep in mind: fire.
While we already know that it should be cooked with caution, remember that the cooking of the Cuban chicken fricassee, at first, is done with a high heat and then quickly lower it so that everything can be done evenly. Cooking with high heat will cause the outside to be cooked and the inside to be raw. we want you to enjoy this dish! ?
Now, let’s continue with the Cuban chicken fricassee recipe:
- To the chicken that was previously chopped we season it with salt, pepper, sour orange and garlic. Leave some of the juice separated for the next step. Once seasoned, let it rest for about an hour, this will fill the chicken with spices and make it ready to be cooked with an explosion of flavors.
In case you want to prepare the Cuban chicken fricassee recipe a little faster, we recommend leaving it to macerate for a minimum of twenty minutes.
- In a large frying pan or pot we pour the oil so that it can take heat and we proceed to fry the chicken pieces that we previously macerated. At this moment we lower the heat until the chicken pieces take a golden color.
Remember to let the oil heat for at least two minutes, this way the chicken only browns and does not absorb oil.
- Once the parts are browned, we proceed to add sour orange juice, onion and the chopped bell pepper; so that the cooking is done peacefully we will continue with the low fire. We will let it cook for approximately five minutes: remember to add water every time it is necessary.
- Add the tomato sauce, wine, bay leaf, seasoning and water. This is a good time to check if the salt is to your taste and seasoning, remember that you can add to satiate the palate. The Cuban chicken fricassee is on its way!
In case the seasoning is not to your liking, you can reduce it a little by using sugar. Once we finish spreading the ingredients, cover and let it cook for fifteen minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- While our Cuban chicken fricassee is cooking, we can peel and cut the potatoes that we have separated for this delicious recipe. You should cut them into medium-sized pieces: this measure is ideal for them to cook quickly and together with the chicken.
- Once the fifteen minutes are up, add the potatoes and water if necessary. If you want to experiment you can also add olives to your recipe. We assure you that it will have a different flavor!
Let it cook for thirty minutes. Before turning off the heat you should check if the potatoes are soft or if the chicken is 100% cooked, these two findings will give you an indication that your dish is ready to enjoy.
Now that you know how to make Cuban chicken fricassee, it’s time to share it with your loved ones and leave them fascinated. This is also a recipe that accompanies many lonely people; in case you are one of them who enjoy good eating alone, you can use less ingredients than the ones listed here. Or, of course, skip the recipe part and order your Cuban chicken fricassee dish in our Mandao app.
Cuban chicken fricassee can also be served with rice. If you are not a potato fan, we recommend you try it with the best accompaniment of Cuban dishes. Or if you prefer, you can cook the best Cuban chicken and rice recipe.
Have you seen how easy this recipe is? It´s always good to add your chef’s touch to every preparation; in case you want to experiment with another flavor you can serve the Cuban chicken fricassee with chopped parsley on top. By the way, don’t forget that you can find the best parsley at El Mercadito de Mandao! We are ready to help you continue to grow your personal talent in Cuban gastronomy.