Delicious recipe of Fried Chicken with Plantain Slices (Pollo Chuco)
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The Pollo Chuco (which has nothing of chuco) as this dish is known, has its appeal as breaded chicken for the accompaniments that brings: banana slices, salad and Chimol plus a sauce that makes this traditional dish a rich national food.
Complete Recipe for Pollo Chuco or Fried Chicken with slices
Enjoy this recipe to prepare the best breaded chicken in Honduras with plantain slices.
- Preparation time: 4 hours
- Cooking time: 2 hours
- Total time: 6 hours
- Dish: Main Course, Chicken
- Cuisine: Honduras
- Servings: 4 people
Utensils
- 3 medium bowls
- 3 bowls
- 1 measuring cup
- Measuring spoons
- High frying pan
- Knife
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken main ingredient
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 2 plantains or minimal greens
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 green chile or bell bell pepper (sweet chile)
- ½ white or yellow onion
- ½ cup milk
- 4 cabbage leaves
- 5 garlic cloves
- Tajín
- Apple cider vinegar
- Cilantro
- Mustard sauce
- Mayonnaise
- Tomato sauce
- Honey
- Cumin to taste
- Dried and ground rosemary to taste
- Oregano to taste
- Paprika to taste
- Garlic salt
- Lemon juice or juice of lemon
- Sea salt to taste
Preparation
Marinating the Chicken
- To clean the chicken we first leave it for 20 minutes with lemon and salt, to eliminate any harmful bacteria.
- Then wash it with drinking water and let it drain.
- Cut the chicken into the pieces we want to serve and place it in a glass bowl.
- Add 3 tablespoons of mustard, 5 crushed garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of sea salt.
- Note: Remember that lemon tends to cook chicken meat.
- Let stand for 3 to 4 hours (the longer the better).
Preparation of the Sauce
- In a bowl add the milk as a base.
- Add 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise and a tablespoon of mustard.
- Mix with ½ teaspoon oregano and ½ teaspoon rosemary.
- Add a little lemon juice.
- Finally, add a spoonful of honey.
- Check the flavor
- Tip: better if it is not too salty
- Beat well and ready,
- Keep in the refrigerator while preparing the rest.
Preparation of the Chimol
- Wash the cilantro, tomatoes, green chile (Pigmenton), carrots and cabbage with water, vinegar and baking soda.
- Cut the tomatoes, sweet chili and onion in small squares.
- Mix everything together in a glass or plastic container.
- Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of lemon, 1 teaspoon of oregano, 1 teaspoon of cumin and 2 teaspoons of salt.
- Tip: If you have olive oil, we recommend adding 1 or 2 tablespoons.
- Stir well and let stand half an hour before serving.
Salad Preparation
- Finely julienne the cabbage and carrots, previously washed.
- Chop the cilantro.
- Stir everything together in a large bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of lemon, 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of pepper and salt to taste.
- Stir the ingredients well and let them absorb all the flavor.
- Reserve in the refrigerator.
Preparation of the Chicken
- Heat the oil in a frying pan.
- Tip: A high pan will do
- In a bowl place the flour with a mixture of rosemary, garlic salt and oregano.
- Tip: You can add the spices in teaspoons to find your point.
- In the second bowl, beat the two eggs well.
- In the third one we mix the crumbs with the tajín.
- Tip: If you have any combination that includes spicy chili add it to this part.
- Fry until golden brown. Approximately 5 to 10 minutes depending on the size of the chicken pieces.
Preparation of the plantains
- Peel the green plantains and cut into slices.
- Add a little sea salt
- Fry the slices and drain the oil.
Preparation of Fried Chicken with Plantain Slices (Pollo Chuco)
- Place the plantain slices in a large plate.
- Add the fried chicken
- Add the salad
- Add the chimol
- Drizzle with the sauce
- and ready to enjoy…!
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