Arroz con pollo

Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken in Spanish) is a traditional dish of Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Cuba, Costa Rica, Honduras and the Dominican Republic where it is called locrio de pollo. The dish, which originated in Spain as a form of pilaf, is now a staple throughout Latin America. Food writer Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz, while pointing to the international aspects of the dish, notes that its origin in Spain already reflected international influences: chicken was brought from India and rice from Asia; saffron was introduced by Phoenician traders; tomatoes and peppers are natives of the Americas. In some recipes, ingredients include rice, beer, stock, sofrito (a mix of...