Arroz con Pollo IV

==Description==
This recipe is wonderful. Recently I fixed a Panamanian dinner for close friends here in Colorado with arroz con pollo, plantain, stuffed chayote, mango salad and a coffee dessert. It was a big hit!
==Ingredients==
* 3 lbs chicken pieces
* about a cup of Crisco
* 1 lb pork cut in small pieces
* 1 can pimentos (sliced)
* 4 chorizo sausages
* ½ bottle stuffed olives
* 28 oz can tomatoes
* 2 bay leaves
* 15 oz tomato sauce
* 4 cups rice
* 1 bunch parsley (chopped)
* 1 tsp saffron Saffron is expensive and sometimes hard to find. I buy packaged saffron rice and substitute half that kind with regular plain white rice, and it gives it a wonderful flavor.
* 2 large onions (chopped)
* salt and pepper to taste
* 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
* 1 can peas
==Directions==
# Brown chicken and pork in Crisco.
# Add sausages and cook (I take out some of the grease before adding the rest of the ingredients).
# Then add tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, onions, garlic, bay leaves, saffron, salt and pepper.
# Simmer until chicken is tender.
# Remove chicken and add rice.
# Cook on medium high until liquid is absorbed.
# Then cover tightly and steam until rice is done.
# When serving, add can of heated peas and pimientos over the top.
# Arrange chicken around the sides (or remove chicken from bones and add to rice) 
# Parsley may also be used to decorate.
== Notes ==
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Category:Panamanian Meat Dishes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Chorizo Recipes
Category:Pork Recipes
Category:Pimento Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Tomato sauce Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Parsley Recipes
Category:Green olive Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Saffron Recipes
Category:Garlic Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes