Pollo Guisado (Dominican Stewed Chicken)

Ingredients

For 4 servings

• 2 pounds 900 g chicken legs and thighs, bone-in, skin-on or off
• ¾ teaspoon 4 ml adobo seasoning
• ½ teaspoon 2.5 ml ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon 5 ml dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon 5 g sazón with achiote
• 1 tablespoon 15 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 tablespoons 30 ml sofrito
• 2 tablespoons 30 ml vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon 5 ml brown sugar
• 1 cup 240 ml water, divided
• 1 small red onion (~100 g, thinly sliced)
• ½ green bell pepper (~75 g, thinly sliced)
• ½ red bell pepper (~75 g, thinly sliced)
• ½ cup 120 ml tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon ~4 g fresh cilantro, roughly chopped