Pavo Guisado (Stewed Turkey)
Step by step recipe for pavo guisado, a delicious turkey stew that's perfect for Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6-8 pieces bone-in turkey thighs, drumsticks, or wings
- ¼ cup sofrito
- 1 tsp adobo
- ½ tsp sazon
- ¼ tsp oregano
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ red onion sliced
- 1 cubanelle pepper sliced
- 5 sprigs recao
- 5 sprigs cilantro
- 3-3½ cups chicken stock
- ½ lime juiced
- ½ orange juiced
- To taste salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the turkey, sofrito, adobo, sazon, oregano, and salt.
- Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Add sugar to the hot oil and let it caramelize.
- In batches, add the turkey to the pot and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until fully seared. Turn the turkey pieces and continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes, or until fully seared.
- Add 2 cups of chicken stock to the pot and let the turkey cook on low for 1 hour with the pot partly covered.
- Add 1 cup of chicken stock and the tomato sauce, garlic, onion, cubanelle pepper, recao, cilantro, lime juice, and orange juice to the pot and combine.
- Cook for an additional 30 minutes uncovered, or until the sauce reduces in half and thickens. Add ½ cup chicken stock if the sauce begins to dry out. Taste for salt and serve. Buen provecho!
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