# Puerto Rican Pichos de Pollo

A Puerto Rican chicken skewer recipe with a guava BBQ sauce, marinated chicken thighs, and served with toasted pan sobao.

- Total time: 150 min
- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup guava paste
- 0.25 cup bbq sauce
- 0.25 cup ketchup
- 1.5 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 0.25 cup water
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1.5 tbsp lime juice
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 1.5 tbsp lime juice
- 1 packet sazon
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tbsp adobo
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sofrito
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Cilantro
- Skewers
- Pan sobao

## Instructions

1. Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 mins.
2. Cut chicken thighs into small pieces and place in large bowl.
3. Add olive oil, all seasonings, sofrito, lime juice, minced garlic and cilantro to chicken and mix well.
4. Cover with plastic wrap and set in fridge for 2 hours.
5. In small pot, add guava paste and cook down until all lumps are gone.
6. Add all the other ingredients for the guava bbq sauce.
7. Mix well and let simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
8. Set sauce to side.
9. Place chicken pieces onto skewers and place on parchment paper covered baking pan.
10. Bake chicken at 400°F for 15 minutes.
11. Flip chicken and bake again for 15 minutes.
12. Take chicken out of oven and brush guava bbq sauce on both sides of chicken.
13. Bake again for 5 minutes.
14. Enjoy with toasted pan sobao (or any bread you like).

## Equipment

- wooden skewers
- large bowl
- plastic wrap
- small pot
- parchment paper covered baking pan
- oven

## Tips

- Enjoy with toasted pan sobao or any bread you like.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-03-16

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