Jocón de PolloChicken in Green Tomatillo Sauce
Jocón de pollo is chicken in a green sauce built from tomatillos, herbs, green chile, and pumpkin seeds. This version serves the gently simmered chicken with rice.
Prep
30m
Cook
55m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Stew
- 0.9kgChicken Thigh
- 20mlVegetable Oil
- 700mlChicken Stock
- 10gSalt
- 2gBlack Pepper
Sauce
- 450gTomatillo
- 140gOnion (roughly chopped)
- 12gGarlic (peeled)
- 45gFresh Coriander (roughly chopped)
- 45gPumpkin Seeds
- 20gGreen Chili (stemmed)
Rice
- 300gWhite Rice (rinsed)
- 600mlWater
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Method
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- 01
Season the chicken thigh with the salt and black pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy pot and brown the chicken on both sides.
- 02
Pour in the chicken stock and simmer until the chicken is partly tender.
- 03
Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan until fragrant.
- 04
Simmer the tomatillo and green chili until softened, then drain.
- 05
Blend the tomatillo, green chili, pumpkin seeds, onion, garlic, and fresh coriander until smooth.
- 06
Pour the sauce over the chicken thigh and simmer until the meat reaches 74°C (165°F) and the sauce lightly coats it.
- 07
Bring the water to a boil, add the white rice, cover, and cook over low heat until tender.
- 08
Serve the jocón with the rice.
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