Yuca's Achiote Roast Chicken with Red Onions en Escabeche

Name: Yuca's Achiote Roast Chicken with Red Onions en Escabeche
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters ounces salted red achiote paste; 1 kilograms chicken , cut in half lengthwise through breast and back (see notes); 177 milliliters cider vinegar; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano leaves; 794 grams red onions; 3 Tbsps salad oil; 6 servings Salt and pepper

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Instructions

In a blender or a food processor, whirl 2 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons salad oil, 6 tablespoons vinegar, and achiote paste until smoothly pured.

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Annatto Paste

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Salad Oil

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Rinse chicken, pat dry, and pull off and discard any lumps of fat. Rub both halves on all sides with half the achiote mixture. Set chicken pieces, skin up and side by side, in a 9- by 13-inch pan.

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Chicken Pieces

Annatto

Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bake in a 375 oven for 30 minutes.

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Remove from oven and quickly spread skin sides equally with remaining achiote mixture. Continue baking, occasionally basting with pan juices, until skin is richly browned (under paste), 30 to 45 minutes longer.

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Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice onions; mince remaining 2 cloves garlic. In a 12-inch frying pan or a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, combine onions, garlic, and remaining 1 tablespoon salad oil; stir often until vegetables are limp, 8 to 10 minutes.

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