Peruvian Chicken Recipe (Pollo a la Brasa)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken

  3-4 pounds, cut into pieces (or you can use boneless chicken)
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon aji amarillo paste
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon aji panca paste
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• Juice from 1 small lime
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Olive oil for drizzling
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon aji amarillo paste

  or use 4 pureed aji amarillo peppers, or 3-4 jalapenos, or other green chilies
• 2 teaspoons huacatay paste
• 1 shallot

  minced
• 2 garlic cloves

  minces
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  or lime juice
• 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

  you can sub in queso blanco or grated parmesan cheese
• 1.5 cups finely chopped cilantro

  1 small bunch

Instructions

• 1 Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel and set it into a large bowl.
• 2 Whisk together the garlic, soy sauce, aji amarillo paste, honey, aji panca
  paste, paprika, oregano, coriander, cumin, lime juice and salt and pepper in a
  small bowl. Pour it over the chicken and gently rub it into the skins.
• 3 Cover and refrigerate. Marinate the chicken at least 1 hour, or overnight for
  more flavor penetration. A longer marinade is best.
• 4 Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 5 Remove the chicken from the marinade and set into a large cast iron skillet or
  baking dish. Pat dry with paper towels. Drizzle with olive oil.
• 6 Bake the chicken for 40-45 minutes, or until the chicken is golden brown and
  cooked through. The juices should run clear. Chicken should measure 165 degrees
  F internally when measured with a meat thermometer.
• 7 Remove, tent with aluminum foil, and rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• 8 Add the mayo, aji amarillo paste, huacatay paste, shallow, garlic, vinegar, and
  lemon juice to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.
• 9 Add the feta cheese and cilantro. Process for several minutes until smooth and
  well combined.
• 10 Adjust for salt and serve.

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