I've seen a lot of recipes for "Peruvian" chicken lately. I've collected several. This one was one of those I've recently acquired.
Instead of my normal way of "changing it up" I kept this recipe to it's original guidelines. And friends, I'm here to tell you, this was yummy.
To be fair, I didn't use 2 jalapenos in the sauce because I only had one jalapeno. But that was enough heat for me. I didn't cut back on any of the other ingredients so the sauce was heavy with cilantro and light with the jalapeno flavor. When I make this again, I'll use two to get that flavor.
I had the chicken in the marinade for 5 hours. That's starting to be my standard I think. I love working from home so I can start a marinade at noon and have it ready to go by dinner around 6.
Pollo a La Brasa (Peruvian Grilled Chicken)
Recipe from All Recipes
Serves 4
- 2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- ⅓ c soy sauce
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 T lime juice
- 1 T vegetable oil
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp dried oregano
Sauce:
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
- ½ c firmly packed cilantro
- ¼ c mayonnaise
- 1 T lime juice
- 1 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
Place chicken thighs into a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag. Blend soy sauce, garlic, lime juice, vegetable oil, cumin, paprika, and oregano in a blender until smooth. Pour mixture over chicken, seal the bag, and refrigerate for 8 hours.
Combine jalapeno peppers, cilantro, mayonnaise, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender; pulse until sauce is smooth. Transfer sauce to a covered bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
Remove chicken thighs from the bag and place on the grill. Discard bag with excess marinade. Grill thighs for 7 minutes; flip and grill 7 additional minutes.
Transfer thighs to a serving dish and drizzle reserved sauce over the chicken.
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