Dominican Chicken

This Dominican Chicken with Sofrito dish is made with a whole chicken, onion, sazon completa, adobo, and homemade sofrito. 

Holy moly! If you are looking to make a Caribbean style meal, you need to make this chicken. By the time it is rest, it is so moist and soft that it falls off the bone. You can pair this dish with rice, beans and tostones!

One of my favorite things to do in NYC would be to go over to my friend Kristina's house, bring over a bottle of wine, and she would make the most amazing Dominican. The key ingredient is Sazon, which is made up of cumin, coriander, annatto and oregano. The best part? The homemade sofrito.

What wine should I pair this dish with?

I would pair the chicken with a nice crisp Sauvignon blanc. If you would like to sign up for Winc, an amazing inexpensive wine subscription box, click here for delicious varieties.

How to make Dominican Chicken

Make the sofrito. Add the garlic, onion, bell pepper, tomato, cilantro and parsley in a food processor and process until smooth. You can use 1 cup of store bought sofrito but I highly recommend making it for best results. 

Season the chicken. Season chicken with sazon completa, adobo, and salt and pepper. 

Caramelize the onion. In a large deep saucepan with a cover on medium-high heat, start adding olive oil into the pot and once it simmers, add the onion. Cook until light caramelized, about 5 minutes. 

Brown the chicken. On medium high heat, add the chicken and cook for 4 minutes. Flip the chicken over and add the sofrito, bay leaves and salt and pepper if desired. The chicken will release liquid as well as the sofrito. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat to low and cover for about 2 hours. 

Serve. You can serve this dish with rice, beans, and tostones.

Dominican Chicken

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• Author: Maxine Dubois
• Total Time: 2 Hours and 20 minutes
• Yield: 4 Servings 1x

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This Dominican Chicken with Sofrito dish is made with a whole chicken, onion, sazon completa, adobo, and homemade sofrito. 

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Ingredients

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• 1 whole chicken, cut up into 10 pieces and deskinned (You need the bones for this recipe)
• ¼ onion, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon of Sazon Completa (see notes to see how to make this if you don’t have)
• 1 teaspoon of Adobo 
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Sofrito (yields ~1 cup)

• 4 cloves of garlic
• ½ yellow onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• ½ tomato
• ½ bunch of cilantro leaves
• ⅛ bunch of fresh parsley

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Instructions

1. Make the sofrito. Add the garlic, onion, bell pepper, tomato, cilantro and parsley in a food processor and process until smooth. You can use 1 cup of store bought sofrito but I highly recommend making it for best results. 
2. Season the chicken. Season chicken with sazon completa, adobo, and salt and pepper. 
3. Caramelize the onion. In a large deep saucepan with a cover on medium-high heat, start adding olive oil into the pot and once it simmers, add the onion. Cook until light caramelized, about 5 minutes. 
4. Brown the chicken. On medium high heat, add the chicken and cook for 4 minutes. Flip the chicken over and add the sofrito, bay leaves and salt and pepper if desired. The chicken will release liquid as well as the sofrito. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat to low and cover for about 2 hours. 
5. Serve. You can serve this dish with rice, beans, and tostones.

Notes

To make Sazon Completa mix: 

• 3 tablespoons garlic powder 
• 2 tablespoons onion powder 
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon black pepper 
• 1 tablespoon cumin 
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley 
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano

• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 2 Hours
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Cooking
• Cuisine: Cuban

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 171.8
• Sugar: 6.2 g
• Sodium: 228.8 mg
• Fat: 4.6 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
• Carbohydrates: 13.2 g
• Fiber: 1.7 g
• Protein: 19.8 g
• Cholesterol: 47.4 mg