Pollo Asado
also called pollo · taco de pollo asado · tacos de pollo · grilled chicken · pollo a la parrilla · chicken asado
- Taquería
- serves 6
- about 5 hr
- Smoked & Grilled
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 2 Tbs(recado rojo)achiote paste | blend the achiote adobo | marinate 4 hr | grill skin down 12 min, turn, 12 min | rest 10 min | chop off the bone, toss |
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)fresh orange juice | |||||
| 1/4 cup(60 mL)fresh lime juice | |||||
| 2 Tbswhite vinegar | |||||
| 5 clovesgarlic | |||||
| 1 tspground cumin | |||||
| 1 tspdried Mexican oregano | |||||
| 1/4 tspground allspice | |||||
| 1 Tbskosher salt | |||||
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; skin on)bone-in chicken thighs | |||||
| 1/2 cup(chopped)white onion | |||||
| 1/3 cup(chopped)cilantro | |||||
| 1 Tbsfresh lime juice | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.15 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1blend the achiote adobo
2marinate 4 hr
goes in with what step 1 made
5chop off the bone, toss
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 4 hr 34 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 24 minof the steps that give a time
2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 5 hr.
blend the achiote adobo
not timedfrom the start
marinate 4 hr
4 hrwalk awayfrom the start
grill skin down 12 min, turn, 12 min
24 minneeds you4 hr in
rest 10 min
10 minwalk away4 hr 24 min in
chop off the bone, toss
not timed4 hr 34 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them.
You'll need blender · charcoal grill
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See how it is written
>> title: Pollo Asado
>> category: Smoked & Grilled
>> tags: chicken, mexican, achiote, citrus, grill, tacos
>> counters: Taquería
>> aka: pollo, taco de pollo asado, tacos de pollo, grilled chicken, pollo a la parrilla, chicken asado
>> pairs-with: mexican-red-rice, corn-tortillas
>> servings: 6
>> time: 5 hr
>> step.1: blend the achiote adobo
>> step.2: marinate 4 hr
>> step.3: grill skin down 12 min, turn, 12 min
>> step.4: rest 10 min
>> step.5: chop off the bone, toss
Blend @achiote paste{2%Tbs}(recado rojo), @fresh orange juice{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @fresh lime juice{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @white vinegar{2%Tbs}, @garlic{5%cloves}, @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @dried Mexican oregano{1%tsp}, @ground allspice{1/4%tsp}, and @kosher salt{1%Tbs} smooth in a #blender{}.
Marinate @bone-in chicken thighs{3%lb}(1.4 kg; skin on) in @&(~1)adobo{} for ~marinate{4%hr} in the fridge, working it under the skin.
Grill @&(~1)marinated chicken{} skin down over medium coals in a #charcoal grill{} for ~grill{12%min}, until the skin lifts free of the bars on its own, then turn it and grill ~grill{12%min} more, to 175°F (79°C) at the bone.
Rest @&(~1)grilled chicken{} for ~rest{10%min}.
Chop @&(~1)rested chicken{} off the bone, skin and all, and toss it with @white onion{1/2%cup}(chopped), @cilantro{1/3%cup}(chopped), and @fresh lime juice{1%Tbs}.