Name: Sofrito Chicken Stew Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: FOR SOFRITO:; ½ tbsp olive oil; 6 Scallions; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tomatoes; ⅓ cup red bell pepper; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1½ tsp salt; 1 packet sazon; For Stew:; 8 large chicken drumsticks on the bone; ½ tsp garlic powder; 6 oz light beer; 1 cup water; salt; ½ cup cilantro

Sofrito Chicken Stew Recipe

Norma Hopkins Modified: February 29, 2024

How To Make Sofrito Chicken Stew

The wonderful combination of flavors from beer, tomatoes, scallions, and bell pepper make this sofrito chicken stew a great meal during this cold season.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Sofrito:

½tbspolive oil
6scallions,chopped
4cloves garlic,chopped fine
2tomatoes,diced
⅓cupred bell pepper,diced
1tspground cumin
1½tspsalt
1packetsazón

For Stew:

8largechicken drumsticks on the bone,skin removed, 4 oz each
½tspgarlic powder
6ozlight beer
1cupwater
salt,to taste
½cupcilantro,chopped or to taste

Instructions

Heat oil in a deep saute pan.
Add scallions and garlic, sauté 2 minutes, add tomatoes and peppers.
Season with salt, cumin, and sazón or annatto. Set aside.
Season chicken with salt and garlic powder; add to center of the pan allowing chicken to brown slightly on both sides.
Combine chicken with sofrito, and add beer, water and cilantro, adjust salt if needed.
Cover the pan and simmer on low until chicken is cooked through for about 20 to 30 minutes. Serve over rice.