Pollo Achiotado is a whole leg of chicken cooked in tomato, achiote peppers, bell pepper, onion, and garlic salsa, which will keep you wanting more. It is one of those simple meals served by someone who cooks with love in a tiny roadside shack. This dish comes paired with Gallo Pinto, a mix of rice, black beans, bell peppers, garlic, achiote, cilantro, and the secret sauce Lizano, like ketchup in Costa Rica. Like all the locals, I had this rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
This dish is served with fried plantains and a simple salad made with lettuce, tomato, carrots, lemon juice, and salt.
Ingredients: Chicken, jasmine rice, bell peppers, black beans, achiote peppers, onion, garlic, tomato, plantains, salt, pepper, carrots, lettuce, lemon juice, and canola oil.