Bolivian Picante de Pollo or Chicken in Spicy Sauce

Name: Bolivian Picante de Pollo or Chicken in Spicy Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 5 medium size chicken breasts (if the chicken breasts are bigger than 1 portion, cut them in half); 4 ozs aji amarillo paste or aji panca paste (aji amarillo will be a lot spicier than aji panca so adjust accordingly); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 0.5 tsp cumin (Cumin can be strong for a lot of people, so go slow on cumin. You can always add more later.); 2 medium size potatoes; 4 tbsps olive oil (2 tbsps of olive oil will be used for the sauce and 2 tbsps for the fresh salsa with tomatoes); 2 roma tomatoes; 0.5 medium size onion; 0.5 cup green peas; 2 tbsps freshly chopped parsley (optional for decoration and aroma)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

This Bolivian Chicken in Spicy Sauce (Picante de Pollo) is a family recipe. Serve the dish with chuño (frozen, dried potatoes), pasta, rice, boiled potatoes or your side dish of choice. You can make this as spicy as you want by alternating aji paste.

Updated at: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:53:23 GMT