Seco de Pollo

Name: Seco de Pollo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ecuador
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, jointed; 330ml beer; 3 tomatoes, diced; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp cumin; 1 bunch coriander, chopped; 2 tbsp achiote oil; juice of 1 naranjilla or lime; rice and plantain to serve

Ecuador

Ecuador's most ordered restaurant dish. Served everywhere from family restaurants to roadside stalls.

Ecuadorian beer-braised chicken — chicken slow-cooked in beer, tomato and naranjilla juice with cumin and coriander. Ecuador's most beloved stew.

Photo: Maryte Peralta

Prep

15 mins

Cook

40 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

440 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1whole chicken, jointed

330mlbeer

3tomatoes, diced

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic

1 tspcumin

1 bunchcoriander, chopped

2 tbspachiote oil

juice of 1naranjilla or lime

rice and plantainto serve

Method

Brown chicken in achiote oil. Remove. Fry onion and garlic.

Return chicken. Add beer, tomatoes, cumin and naranjilla juice.

Braise covered 30 minutes. Add coriander at the end.

Serve with rice and fried plantain.

Chef's Tip

The beer braises the chicken gently — use a mild lager, not a bitter or stout.

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