Chicken in Pepitoria Sauce (Pollo en Pepitoria)

A classic Spanish pollo en pepitoria features chicken simmered in a rich, flavorful pepitoria sauce.

Category Tags:

BrunchDinnerEntree

Cuisine Tags:

Spanish

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Instructions

  1. Start boiling water for two eggs; cool, peel, and separate yolks after cooking.

  2. Cut chicken into 10 pieces and salt.

  3. Heat olive oil in a large pan, brown chicken, then set aside.

  4. Add chopped onions to the pan and sauté until translucent, then add garlic and cook for one minute.

  5. Return chicken to the pan; add white wine, chicken stock, bay leaf, and thyme. Cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.

  6. Grind almonds, saffron, cinnamon, and the cooked egg yolks with a few tablespoons of pan stock to form a paste.

  7. Stir the almond-egg paste into the pan and simmer for another five minutes to thicken the sauce.

  8. Serve chicken with the pepitoria sauce over rice or fried potatoes.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 724 kcal
Carbohydrate: 10 g
Cholesterol: 292 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 52 g
Saturated Fat: 11 g
Sodium: 389 mg
Sugar: 4 g
Fat: 50 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g