Peruvian Grilled Chicken

Name: Peruvian Grilled Chicken
Prep time: 3 d 3 h
Cook time: 3 d 3 h
Total time: 3 d 3 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 garlic cloves; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 4 servings Accompaniment: lime wedges; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon paprika; 79 milliliters soy sauce; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 2 kilograms whole chicken (about , quartered

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Peruvian Grilled Chicken A mixture of soy sauce, vegetable oil, lime juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the soy sauce you could follow this main course with the Lemon Cornmeal Cakes with Lapsang Souchong Chocolate Sauce as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 75 hours.

Instructions

Blend soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and oil in a blender.

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Lime Juice

Soy Sauce

Oregano

Paprika

Garlic

Pepper

Cumin

Cooking Oil

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Blender

Put chicken in a large sealable bag and add marinade. Seal bag and marinate, chilled, 8 to 24 hours.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom and lid of grill. Light a large chimney starter full of charcoal (preferably hardwood). When coals are lit, dump them out along opposite sides of bottom rack, leaving a space free of coals (the size of the quartered chicken) in middle. When you can hold your hand 5 inches above the grill rack directly over coals for 3 to 4 seconds, coals will be medium-hot.

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Whole Chicken

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Grill

If using a gas grill, preheat all burners on high, then reduce heat to medium-high.

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Grill

Discard marinade, then pat chicken dry. Oil grill rack, then grill chicken over area with no coals (or over a turned-off burner), skin side down first, covered, turning over once, until cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes (add charcoal to maintain heat).

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Grill

If you aren't able to grill outdoors, chicken (quartered) can be roasted in middle of a 500°F oven in a 13- by 9-inch roasting pan with 1 cup water 30 minutes, then tented with foil and roasted until browned and cooked through, about 15 minutes more.

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Whole Chicken

Water