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Pollo en jocón, Guatemalan chicken in green cilantro sauce

Pollo en jocón, Guatemalan chicken in green cilantro sauce

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The Guatemalan Jocón: Poached chicken with onion, tomatillos, and garlic, topped with a sauce of blended cilantro and green bell peppers, then coated in a…

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Recipe from Rrmsjp, Edmenb, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The “pollo en jocón” gets its green color from a generous amount of cilantro. It is typically served with white rice, which can be decorated with thin strips of bell pepper.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 10 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$26.28 $6.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $0.03
  • $21.02
  • $1.93
  • $0.06
  • $0.68

To serve

  • $0.58
  • $1.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the chicken in water with the onion, tomatillos, garlic, and salt.
  2. Once cooked, remove it from the broth.
  3. Combine the cilantro and bell peppers with a little broth.
  4. Heat the oil and cook the sauce until it thickens. Then, thicken it with cornstarch (or a little flour or cornstarch).
  5. Add the remaining broth to achieve a sauce with a medium consistency, and season with pepper.
  6. Return the chicken to the sauce and let it simmer for a few minutes.
  7. Serve each piece with a generous helping of sauce, and white rice garnished with thin strips of bell pepper. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pollo en jocón, Guatemalan chicken in green cilantro sauce

  • 1 large new onion, with its stem$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • salt$0.03
  • 300 g of cilantro$21.02
  • 2 green bell peppers, seeded$1.93
  • 1 tablespoon of oil$0.06
  • 1 cup of cornmeal (masa)$0.68
  • white rice$0.58
  • 1 bell pepper$1.59

Total$26.28

that's $6.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into pieces
  • 1 large new onion, with its stem
  • 2 tomatillos (green tomatoes)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • salt
  • 300 g of cilantro
  • 2 green bell peppers, seeded
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 1 cup of cornmeal (masa)
  • white rice
  • 1 bell pepper

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