Vaca Frita De Pollo

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Shredded chicken bread thats filled with delicious Cuban seasonings

Cook Time45

Total Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: cuban

Servings:

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Cari

Place the water, salt, bay leaf sazon completa and chicken breasts into your Instant Pot and set for 30 minutes at high pressure in the meat/stew setting
Once the 30 minutes are up, release the steam and remove the beef from the pot. Reserve about ½ cup of the broth from the Instant Pot.
Using two forks, shred the cooked chicken meat to your desired size. Place the shredded chicken on a large plate or cutting board and top with the garlic, lime juice of one lime and onions and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add two tablespoons of oil. You don't want to over crowd the pan, so you may need to sear the meat in two batches.
Once the oil is hot, add in your chicken, sliced onions and minced garlic. Baste the meat with ¼ cup of reserved broth while it's sautéing. Flip the meat every couple of minutes until it reaches your desired crispness.

If you don't have an Instant Pot available, you can use a pressure cooker .

Don't have yellow onions, you can use white onion.

If you don't have limes, you can use sour oranges.

If you don't prefer chicken breast, you can use chicken thighs.

You can also makes this dish out of beef.

Instead of water, you can opt for no-salt chicken broth.

Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for upto 4 days.