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Chicken Pochero

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Chicken Pochero

Chicken pochero is a tomato-based Filipino stew with chorizo, saba bananas, chickpeas, potatoes, and leafy vegetables.

50 minutes · Serves 5

Ingredients for Chicken Pochero

  • 2 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 Knorr Chicken Cube
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 2 bunches baby bok choy
  • 1/2 head cabbage, sliced
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 18 long green beans
  • 2 Chorizo de Bilbao, sliced
  • 8 ounces chickpeas
  • 3 saba bananas, sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil
  • Fish sauce to taste
  • Crushed peppercorns to taste

How to cook Chicken Pochero

  1. 1.Heat oil in a pot and pan-fry chicken for 2 minutes per side; remove and set aside.
  2. 2.In the same oil, saute onion and garlic, then add chorizo and cook 1 minute.
  3. 3.Add tomatoes and cook until onion and tomatoes soften.
  4. 4.Return chicken to the pot, add tomato sauce and water, and bring to a boil.
  5. 5.Add chicken cube, cover, and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.
  6. 6.Add potatoes, saba bananas, and chickpeas; cover and cook 12 minutes.
  7. 7.Add long beans and cabbage for 3 minutes, then bok choy for 2 minutes; season with fish sauce and crushed peppercorns.
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