Stuffed Cheese with Rice and Chicken

Name: Stuffed Cheese with Rice and Chicken (Queso Relleno con Arroz con Pollo)
Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon capers; ¼ cup tomato sauce; 6 olives, stuffed with pimientos, chopped; 6 olives, stuffed with pimientos, chopped; 2¼ cups rice, thoroughly washed and drained; 3 cups boiling water; 2 tablespoons fat or Achiote Coloring; 2 tablespoons fat or Achiote Coloring; Plantain leaf; 1 large Holland Edam cheese; 1½ pounds chicken pieces; 2 teaspoons olive oil, crush and mix in a mortar; 3¼ teaspoons salt, crush and mix in a mortar; 1 tablespoon lard or vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vinegar, crush and mix in a mortar; 2 peppercorns (whole black pepper), crush and mix in a mortar; 2 peppercorns (whole black pepper), crush and mix in a mortar; 1 clove garlic, peeled, crush and mix in a mortar; 1 teaspoon whole dried orégano, crush and mix in a mortar; 3 fresh culantro leaves, chopped; 1 green pepper, seeded, chopped; 1 tomato, chopped; 2 sweet chili peppers, seeded, chopped; 1 ounce salt pork, washed and diced; 1 tablespoon lard or vegetable oil; 1 onion, peeled, chopped; 1 ounce lean cured ham, washed and diced

Queso Relleno con Arroz con Pollo

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Puerto Rican Cookery

By Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Published 1983

About

This recipe is prepared with a Holland Edam cheese, after the interior has been scooped out through a small square opening on top. Avoid breaking rind by leaving about ¼ inch of cheese on the inside. The cheese removed may be used for snacks or cooking.

Ingredients

A

1 large Holland Edam cheese

Americas
Main course
Gluten-free
Caribbean
Puerto Rico

Method

Scrape outer part of cheese, which is covered with red paraffin. Place cheese in a vessel with enough water to cover and soak overnight.
Drain cheese and reserve, ready to be stuffed.
Wash and dry chicken. Rub with seasoning included in C.
In a caldero or heavy kettle, heat fat included in D and brown rapidly</