Some families may use white rice, while others use brown. My mom likes to cook the rice and chicken together, other Puerto Ricans like to cook the chicken first, remove it, cook the rice, then add the chicken back in. In my opinion, there's no right or wrong way to make Arroz con Pollo.
Using juicy dark meat chicken thighs and drumsticks are the key to the rich flavoring of this easy arroz con pollo. Plus: Chicken Recipes and Cooking Tips
As with most versions of arroz con pollo, the flavor foundation is sofrito, a cooked mixture of aromatic vegetables, herbs, ham and capers, so you will need to make a batch of sofrito as the first step. Santaella cuts up a whole chicken, but for ease we use bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts.
This Puerto Rican rice with chicken recipe is a classic island-cuisine dish filled with the savory flavors of ham, pork, capers, olives, and tomatoes. Place chicken in a large bowl and cover with apple cider vinegar.