POLLO ASADO MEANING RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into two halves.
• Heat oil in small saucepan over medium high heat until very hot.
• While oil heats, mash cumin, salt, oregano, garlic and achiote powder into a paste with a mortar and pestle. Place the paste in a heat-proof bowl.
• Whisk hot oil into the garlic paste. Allow to cool slightly then add lime and orange juice, stirring well to combine.
• Pour marinade into a large ziploc bag, add chicken breast halves. Shake or knead to spread marinade throughout chicken.
• Refrigerate at least four hours to overnight.
• Grill over medium heat, turning, until chicken reaches internal temperature of 180 degrees.
• Place chicken on cutting board and let rest several minutes.
• Serve individually, or cut into bite sized pieces for making tacos or burritos.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine olive oil, orange juice, lemons, limes, salt, pepper, and garlic cloves, saving juiced fruit. Whisk together. Place chicken legs, juiced pieces of fruit, and quartered onions in large plastic bags or bowl. Pour marinade over the top, tossing to combine. Cover with plastic wrap (if using bowl) and marinate for at least two hours--several hours is better. Toss a few times during the marinating process. Preheat broiler to high. Arrange oven rack toward bottom of oven. Lay chicken legs on a broiler pan, or other baking dish with a drip tray. Broil for 25 minutes, turning once and marinating other side halfway through. Remove pan from oven when done. Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in separate oven while chicken is broiling, or after chicken is removed from oven (reduce oven temp to 300.)Serve chicken legs with warm tortillas, pico de gallo, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and/or salsa verde.