Loco pollo

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Corn oil
¼ cup Butter melted
¼ cup Onion minced
2 tablespoons Garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon Annatto powder OR
2 drops Yellow food coloring
¼ teaspoon Ground cumin see note
1 teaspoon Dried Mexican oregano
4 tablespoons Lemon juice
4 tablespoons Orange juice
1 Chicken 2 1/2 - 3 pounds

Directions

Combine oil, butter, onion, garlic, annatto, cumin, lemon and orange juices in a large shallow pyrex pan. Add chicken halves, turning well to coat.

Cover and marinate for several hours, or overnight.

Remove the chicken from the marinade, then cook over medium coals on barbeque grill or in a broiler 4" from the source of heat. Turn frequently and cook, turning and basting frequently, for about 25 minutes or until browned on both sides.

Cut chicken halves into serving pieces. Serve with beans and rice, corn or flour tortillas and fresh salsa.

Posted to EAT-L Digest - 18 Jun 96 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:05:29 -0600 From: Ilene Warfield <ilenewar@...>

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