Recipes Chicken Sofrito 4.0 (3,490) Add your rating & review For her sublime version of everyday chicken and rice, Marcia Kiesel coats chicken legs in chili powder and cooks rice with sofrito—a Spanish mixture of chopped onion, garlic and bell pepper. She bakes everything together in a skillet so that the delectable chicken juices flavor the rice, then broils the dish at the last minute to turn the chicken skin enticingly brown. By Marcia Kiesel Updated on January 2, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Dana Gallagher Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 4 whole chicken legs, separated into drumsticks and thighs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, plus more for dusting 1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced 2 large thyme sprigs 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips Rounded 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds Pinch of cayenne pepper 1 cup chopped canned tomatoes 3 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth 1 cup short-grain white rice 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup roasted almonds Directions Preheat the oven to 375°. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the vegetable oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dust lightly with chili powder. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook over moderate heat until well browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Add the onion, garlic, jalapeño and thyme sprigs to the skillet and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 8 minutes. Add the bell pepper, anise seeds, cayenne and the 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the chopped tomatoes, raise the heat to high and cook until bubbling. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and bring to a simmer. Arrange the chicken pieces on the rice, skin side up. Bake in the upper third of the oven for about 25 minutes, until the chicken is just cooked through and the rice is tender and has absorbed the stock. Preheat the broiler. Broil the sofrito 6 inches from the heat for about 2 minutes, until the chicken skin is crisp. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Discard the thyme sprigs, stir the lemon juice into the rice and scatter the almonds on top. Spoon the rice onto plates, add the chicken and serve. Suggested Pairing Rosé sparkling wines tend to be fuller-bodied and more fruity than white ones. They are usually made by adding a small amount of red wine to white before secondary fermentation (the additional fermentation in the bottle that produces bubbles). Since they're robust, rosé sparkling wines go well with dark meat like chicken thighs or rich Mediterranean flavors. Rate it Print