Guatemalan Chicken Pepián
A Guatemalan chicken stew with vegetables and a thick recado sauce made with toasted chiles, tomatoes, seeds, and spices. Makes 4 servings.
This version of Guatemalan pepián is made with chicken and a recado of tomatoes, miltomate, chiles, sesame, and pepitoria, which are toasted and ground. Family recipes can vary; this version uses chicken, vegetables, and French bread to thicken the sauce.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listThere are no verified associations for these ingredients yet.
Method
- 01
Cook the chicken and vegetables
Put the chicken and water in a pot and cook over a gentle heat. When the chicken is nearly cooked, add the chayote, green beans, and potatoes; continue cooking until the chicken is tender and the vegetables can be pierced easily with a fork. Set the meat and vegetables aside, and keep the broth.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is tender and the vegetables are easily pierced with a fork.
- 02
Toast the recado ingredients
In a hot griddle or skillet, toast the guaque chile, pasa chile, miltomate, sesame seeds, pepitoria, tomatoes, onion, banana peel, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in batches. Remove each ingredient when toasted and fragrant, taking care not to burn it.
Ready to continue when: The ingredients are toasted and fragrant, with no blackened parts.
- 03
Blend and thicken the recado
Blend the toasted ingredients with the French bread and a little of the reserved broth, adding more broth gradually until you have a smooth, thick sauce. Transfer the mixture to a pot, add the cilantro, salt, and black pepper, and simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Ready to continue when: The recado is smooth and thickened, with the cilantro incorporated into the sauce.
30 min - 04
Finish the stew
Stir the chicken and reserved vegetables into the recado. Cook gently until everything is hot and the sauce has the thick consistency of a stew; adjust the salt and pepper using the stated amounts.
Ready to continue when: The chicken and vegetables are hot, and the thick recado coats the ingredients.
Ingredients
Sources and review
Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:
- LA BIOTECNOLOGÍA PARA LA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA, ECONÓMICA Y LA GEOPOLÍTICA doi.org/10.37885/221211159
- Por qué el Sáhara Occidental es una pieza clave para la seguridad alimentaria mundial doi.org/10.64628/aao.swhdr6qsf
- SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA INFORME DE AESAN - IDELABINGENIERIA idelabingenieria.com/seguridad-alimentaria-informe-de-aesan-sobre-el-tratamiento-termico-de-…
- Pepián Guatemalteco – Coexito alimentoscoexito.com/recetas/pepian-guatemalteco/
- - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubW1soIOQJ4
- Pepian (Guatemala) - Elio Sironi - Receta - Canal Cocina canalcocina.es/receta/pepian-guatemala
- Luis’ Pepian with Pollo from Guatemala – Familia Kitchen familiakitchen.com/es/luis-pepian-with-pollo-from-guatemala/
- Pepián guatemalteco (receta) - EcuRed www.ecured.cu/Pepi%C3%A1n_guatemalteco_(receta)
- Pepián de Pollo Guatemalteco keyfoodhollywood.com/es/pepian-de-pollo-guatemalteco/
- Recomendaciones para disfrutar las tradiciones culinarias de la época – SESAN Guatemala portal.sesan.gob.gt/2017/12/22/recomendaciones-para-disfrutar-las-tradiciones-culinarias-de-…
- Pepián (Guatemala) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepi%C3%A1n_(Guatemala)
- Pepián: Datos y receta del plato nacional de Guatemala www.remitly.com/blog/es/cultura-y-estilo-de-vida/platosnacional-pepian-datos-fascinantes-gua…
- Sabores Auténticos: Descubriendo la Magia del Pepián en Guatemala – Guatelaria guatelaria.com/sabores-autenticos-descubriendo-la-magia-del-pepian-en-guatemala/?srsltid=AU7…
- - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGVW1ih6O_s
- La economía política de la seguridad alimentaria en comunidades mapuche de la Araucanía- Chile | Revista CUHSO doi.org/10.7770/cuhso-v10n2-art237
- 45 recetas muy ricas de pepian guatemala compartidas por cocineros caseros- Cookpad cookpad.com/es/buscar/pepian%20guatemala
- PEPIÁN GUATEMALTECO - Zeta Premia - Premia tu Lealtad zetapremia.com.gt/pepian-guatemalteco/
- La receta definitiva para preparar un delicioso pepián guatemalteco: ingredientes y secretos - LA NACION www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/la-receta-definitiva-para-preparar-un-delicioso-pepian-guatema…
- UTIA Real. Life. Solutions. doi.org/10.7290/utiapub/sp819b-es
State: Published after documentary validation; no “Tested” label is shown.