Caribbean Rice With Chicken (Arroz Con Pollo)

Directions

1. I love Puerto Rican Food!... It's usually simple, yet rich with lots of cilantro and garlic!!. Enclosed are examples of 4 dishes which can be simplified to taste. I always add in mucho mas cilantro, peppers and garlic with fresh ingredients (I never used canned foods).
2. I prefer to also add in a healthy pinch of red chili pwdr just to make it interesting (not a traditional ingredient in Puerto Rican food).
3. Wash chicken pcs, dry and rub with Seasoning Mix. Set in refrigerator for several hrs or possibly overnight.
4. In heavy kettle, brown pork and ham in oil. Reduce to moderate heat, add in chicken pcs, and cook for 5 min.
5. Reduce heat to low, add in onion, peppers, tomato, and cilantro, and saute/fry for 10 min, stirring occasionally.
6. Meanwhile, drain liquid from can of peas into a measuring c. and add in sufficient water or possibly chicken broth to measure 2 1/2 c. if regular rice is used, or possibly 3 1/2 c. if long grain rise is used. Reserve peas.
7. Add in to kettle salt, olives, capers, tomato sauce, saffron, and rice, and mix over moderate heat for 2 min.
8. Add in reserved liquid to kettle, mix well, and cook, uncovered over moderate heat till rice is dry.
9. With a fork, turn rice from bottom to top.
10. Cover kettle and cook over low heat for 40 min. Halfway during this cooking period, turn rice over again.
11. Add in peas, mix rice once more, cover, and cook for 15 min over low heat.
12. Garnish rice with pimientos.