Cazuela de Elsa

Name: Cazuela de Elsa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 pound carrots (about 2 small), trimmed, scraped, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch lengths; 1/4 pound yellow onions (1 medium-size), peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges; 1/2 pound sweet potatoes (2 small), peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick; 1 chicken, 2 1/2 pounds, cut into serving pieces; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 2 1/2 cups water; 1/3 pound tomatoes (2 medium-size), cored and cut into 2-inch cubes; 1 large green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, deribbed and cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 ears fresh corn, shucked and cut across into 2-inch-wide rounds; 1/4 cup (packed) fresh coriander leaves, minced; Freshly ground black pepper

By Barbara Kafka

Updated Oct. 10, 2023

Total Time: 42 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Rating: 3(6)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

½pound carrots (about 2 small), trimmed, scraped, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch lengths
¼pound yellow onions (1 medium-size), peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges
½pound sweet potatoes (2 small), peeled and sliced ¼-inch thick
1chicken, 2½ pounds, cut into serving pieces
6cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
1tablespoon kosher salt
2½cups water
⅓pound tomatoes (2 medium-size), cored and cut into 2-inch cubes
1large green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, deribbed and cut into 2-inch pieces
2ears fresh corn, shucked and cut across into 2-inch-wide rounds
¼cup (packed) fresh coriander leaves, minced
Freshly ground black pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
In a glass or ceramic dish (14 by 11 by 2 inches), combine carrots, onions and sweet potatoes. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent 5 minutes.
Step 2
Uncover carefully. Add chicken, garlic, salt and water. Arrange chicken pieces so they do not touch. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent 10 minutes.
Step 3
Uncover carefully and stir, pushing chicken pieces from center of dish toward the outside, and pieces from the outside toward the center. Turn each piece over.
Step 4
Scatter tomatoes, green pepper, corn and coriander over chicken. Cover tightly and cook at 100 percent 7 minutes. Uncover and season to taste with peppe