Locrio de Pollo [Video+Recipe] Dominican Rice and Chicken

Rating

4.88 stars (16 reviews)

Keywords

arroz con pollo, Dominican arroz con pollo, Dominican locrio, Dominican locrio de pollo

Ingredients

• 3 pound bone-in chicken ([1.8 kg], cut into small pieces)
• 1½ teaspoon salt ((or rmore, to taste) divided)
• 1 teaspoon oregano (dry, ground)
• 1 sprig cilantro ((fresh coriander))
• ¼ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) (or to taste)
• 1 bell pepper ((or cubanelle pepper) chopped)
• 1 small red onion (minced)
• ¼ cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon mashed garlic
• ⅛ cup capers
• ⅛ cup pitted green olives (halved )
• Juice of 1 lime
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 cup diced auyama (kabocha squash) (or carrot (both optional))
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2 cups rice

Categories

• Main Course

Cuisine

• Dominican
• Latino

Reviews

• German on 2026-01-04 (5 stars):
  Thanks for the great locrio, I haven't been to the DR for decades and was craving this, I am so happy I found this wealth of Dominican food. I will be trying more!
• elisea on 2025-10-01 (5 stars):
  is it gluten free?
• Cynthia Calder Kolstad on 2024-01-08 (5 stars):
  Thank you for sharing kindly your recipe. Agua, Comida, Casa La Planeta Familia!
• Laura on 2020-05-28 (5 stars):
  This recipe is perfect! I have tried other recipes and this is the best one. It was good enough that my Dominican husband said his mother would be impressed. I have made this several times and generally the only changes I have made are to use capers instead of olives and butternut squash instead of the recommended squash. Thanks for sharing!
• Angela on 2020-05-13 (5 stars):
  Made this for dinner last night and left everyone licking their plates! Super simple and delicious!!