Bolivia: Picante de Pollo

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So many countries have their own versions of stewed chicken and, so far, all of the ones I've tried have been tasty and unique in their own way. I'm drawn to stewed chicken recipes because I like really like chicken and a pot of stewed chicken simmering on the stove is a nice thing at the end of the day.

I did have to order aji panca paste online for this one since I can't get my hands on it locally but Amazon had it at a reasonable price. I did see some versions of the recipe use cayenne pepper instead of aji panca but, to me, cayenne seems to add heat but not a lot of flavor. Maybe other people are able to detect more layers of flavor in cayenne than I can. I was a little worried that aji panca would be the same but it actually had a deep rich flavor that was quite nice. It was a little spicy but not overwhelmingly HOT and the peas added a nice pop of freshness to go along with the spice.

Picante de Pollo is another winner of a chicken dinner! I would definitely eat this again.