Sajta de PolloChicken in Yellow Chile Sauce
Sajta de pollo is a Bolivian chicken dish built around yellow chile, onion, garlic, and warm spices. This version serves the sauce and chicken with potatoes and rice.
Prep
20m
Cook
50m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Chicken
- 700gChicken Thigh
Sauce
- 35mlVegetable Oil
- 180gOnion (finely chopped)
- 12gGarlic (crushed)
- 55gAjí Amarillo Paste
- 4gPaprika
- 4gCumin Powder
- 500mlChicken Stock
- 10gSalt
- 2gBlack Pepper
Potatoes
- 700gPotato (peeled)
Rice
- 320gWhite Rice (rinsed)
- 640mlWater
Potatoes
- 1.2lWater
Serving
- 15gFresh Parsley (finely chopped)
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Method
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- 01
Combine the white rice and water and cook at 95°C (203°F) until tender. Meanwhile, simmer the potato in the water until soft, then drain. Keep the rice and potato warm.
- 02
Heat the vegetable oil in a wide pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and lightly golden.
- 03
Stir in the garlic, ají amarillo paste, paprika, and cumin powder. Cook until fragrant and well blended.
- 04
Pour in the chicken stock, then add the salt and black pepper. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer at 95°C (203°F).
- 05
Add the chicken thigh to the sauce and cook gently at 95°C (203°F) until the meat is tender, reaches 74°C (165°F), and the sauce has thickened slightly.
- 06
Serve the chicken and sauce with the boiled potato and white rice, then scatter over the fresh parsley.
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