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Bruno Albouze
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A quick and simple recipe to make powdered vanilla sugar using exhausted vanilla pods, perfect for elevating your baking by adding a special vanilla flavor without waste.
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Polvorosa de Pollo
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A traditional Venezuelan dish, Polvorosa de Pollo is a savory pie filled with a flavorful chicken stew, wrapped in a powdery dough.
01:30:00 total
Serves 6
medium
Main Various
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Ingredients
- chicken breast and thigh - 600 grams (marinated)
- onion - 1/2 (blended)
- garlic - 1 tablespoon (minced)
- Worcestershire sauce - 2 tablespoons (for marinating)
- butter - 2 tablespoons (for cooking)
- garlic - 2 tablespoons (minced for sofrito)
- onion - 1 cup (minced for sofrito)
- baby capers - 2 tablespoons (for sofrito)
- aji cristal - 3 tablespoons (minced)
- leek - 4 tablespoons (minced)
- chives - 1 bunch (minced)
- tomatoes - 2 (diced)
- red bell pepper - 1 (minced)
- papelón - 100 grams (or piloncillo)
- raisins - 20 (20 units)
- bay leaf - 1 (for flavor)
- paprika - 1 tablespoon (for flavor)
- salt - to taste (to taste)
- black pepper - to taste (to taste)
- red wine - 1 cup (for cooking)
- flour - 250 grams (for dough)
- butter - 70 grams (for dough)
- margarine - 35 grams (for dough)
- salt - to taste (for dough)
- powdered sugar - 20 grams (for dough)
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: Marinate chicken breast and thigh with blended onion, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and butter.
- Brown the Chicken: Heat oil in a pot, add marinated chicken without stirring to brown.
- Prepare the White Sofrito: Add minced garlic, onion, capers, aji cristal, leek, and chives to the pot and sauté.
- Prepare the Red Sofrito: Add diced tomatoes, red bell pepper, and optional sweet chili to the pot and sauté.
- Combine Ingredients: Add papelón, raisins, bay leaf, paprika, salt, pepper, wine, and Worcestershire sauce. Return chicken to the pot and cook until done.
- Cool the Filling: Allow the chicken filling to cool before assembling the dough.
- Make the Dough: Mix flour, butter, margarine, salt, and powdered sugar. Add egg yolks and water as needed.
- Assemble the Polvorosa: Roll out dough, place in baking dish, fill with cooled chicken mixture, cover with dough, and seal edges.
- Bake: Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden brown.
- Serve: Let cool slightly before unmolding and serve with microgreens.
