Name: Rice Guacho
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 2 Unit Garlic cloves; ½ Unit Onion; ½ Unit Sweet chili pepper; 1 Unit Scallion; ½ Unit Hot chili pepper; 1 Unit Cilantro stem; 2 tablespoon Fresh oregano; 3 teaspoon Olive oil; 1 teaspoon Paprika; ½ Kilogram Mixed seafood; 1 ½ cup Rice; 6 cup Shrimp broth; 3 Unit Yucas

How to prepare Rice Guacho

On this page we present you 3 different ways to prepare this recipe:

Rice Guacho (Original version)
Traditional Rice Guacho (Version with 14 ingredients and 6 steps)
Version in Spanish

An emblematic dish from Panama that essentially consists of a delicious rice soup with seafood.

Its origin dates back to colonial times, blending indigenous and African influences into a unique combination of flavors.

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Rice Guacho

Soups

1 hour

Boiled

4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 Garlic cloves

½ Onion

½ Sweet chili pepper

1 Scallion

½ Hot chili pepper

1 Cilantro stem

2 tablespoons of Fresh oregano

3 teaspoons of Olive oil

1 teaspoon of Paprika

½ kilogram of Mixed seafood

1 ½ cup of Rice

6 cups of Shrimp broth

3 Yucas

Preparation

Step 1 : Begin by chopping the garlic cloves, onion, sweet chili pepper, scallion, hot chili pepper, and cilantro, setting each aside separately.

Step 2 : Then, cook the yuca and cut it into cubes.

Step 3 : In a skillet with a little oil, sauté the chopped vegetables and herbs.

Step 4 : Once golden, add the seafood and a bit of paprika, stirring well and cooking for a few minutes.

Step 5 : Next, add the rice to the mixture, stir to combine all ingredients, then incorporate the cut yuca and broth.

Step 6 : Cook, stirring constantly, until the rice is ready and the dish has the desired consistency.

Step 7 : If the rice has absorbed too much liquid, add a little more broth.

Step 8 : Finally, the dish is ready to be served and enjoyed by all diners.

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Traditional Rice Guacho

Discover how to make a rice guacho with chicken, a traditional Panamanian dish that combines unique flavors and is perfect for sharing.

Soups

1 hour

Boiled

6 Servings

Ingredients

2 cups of Rice

2 pounds of Chopped chicken

2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

3 Garlic cloves crushed

2 tablespoons of Oil

1 tablespoon of Achiote

½ cup of Chopped green onion

¼ cup of Chopped cilantro

½ cup of Chopped culantro

¼ cup of Chopped celery

1 cup of Chopped onion

8 cups of Water

1 pinch of Salt

1 pinch of Pepper

Preparation

Step 1 : To prepare the chicken rice guacho, start by seasoning the chicken with Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper, then brown it in a skillet and set aside.

Step 2 : In the same skillet where the chicken was browned, sauté the achiote and chopped vegetables.

Step 3 : It's important to set aside some of the sofrito for later.

Step 4 : Once the sofrito is ready, add the chicken back into the skillet along with water and cook covered for about 25 minutes.

Step 5 : Next, add the rice, remaining water, salt, and pepper to taste, and cook covered for another 20 minutes until the rice is done.

Step 6 : To serve the chicken rice guacho, it is recommended to add some of the reserved sofrito on top for an extra flavor touch.