Comments on: Pepián de Pollo – Guatemalan Spiced Chicken Stew

By: Michele Peterson

Michele Peterson — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:54:41 +0000

In reply to Helen. Hi Helen The best flavour comes from a cooked tortilla that's been grilled on a comal (or griddle) as the grilling adds a toasty flavour to the pepian sauce that plain masa harina doesn't have. If you don't have a leftover tortilla you can substitute a piece of toasted (and then ground finely) French Bread as a thickener.

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 09:32:16 +0000

Are the corn tortillas used as a thickener in this recipe? Would it be okay to just use masa harina instead of making corn tortillas just to grind them up again? If so, how much should I use? I usually don’t have stale ones lying around and make them from scratch when I want to eat them.

By: Michele Peterson

Michele Peterson — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:48:16 +0000

In reply to Shireen Ellis. Thanks so much for your review of our pepian recipe! It's one of our family's favourite Guatemalan dishes. I hope you enjoyed your time in Antigua!

By: Shireen Ellis

Shireen Ellis — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:12:13 +0000

I recently lived at Ixchel Spanish School in Antigua, Guatemala, and ate pepian at school. I also visited a Culinary Maize School, where we made pepian. This is a great recipe that tastes and looks like my hosts’ versions! Thank you!

By: Michele Peterson

Michele Peterson — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:38:11 +0000

In reply to Pst Mallahan. Thanks so much for your nice comment on our pepian recipe. And how cool that you live in Jocotenango...we used to go to Pastores to buy cowboy boots and I always thought it was a beautiful part of Guatemala. And do let me know how it goes if you decide to make some pepian at home!

By: Pst Mallahan

Pst Mallahan — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:04:52 +0000

Nice to see such a well constructed and explained recipe. We live in Jocotenago and the best tipica food is at a fairly expensive restaraunt in Antigua. Your article makes me think of trying it at home.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 07:13:21 +0000

I love the addition of pumpkin seeds to thicken the sauce, such a delicious family friendly dinner!

By: Mama Maggie's Kitchen

Mama Maggie's Kitchen — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 04:04:25 +0000

This dish looks soooooo deliciously good. I wish I could eat that right now!

By: Jakab & Haley

Jakab & Haley — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:32:39 +0000

Looks so good!

By: Michele Peterson

Michele Peterson — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:30:29 +0000

In reply to Emily Flint. Happy to hear this recipe brought back some delicious memories, Emily!