Natalie Morales’ Arroz Con Pollo y Gandules

Ingredients

• 5 pounds chicken cut into eight pieces, skin on
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Spanish onion medium, minced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes with juices
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 packet coriander and annatto spices
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch saffron
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 2 cups white rice short-grain
• 15 ounces gandules drained and rinsed
• fresh parsley chopped, for garnish, optional