Mexican Oven Barbecued Chicken Yucatan Style ( Pollo Pibil ) free mexican food recipe and mexican food recipes

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The typical Yucatan or Yucateen cuisine is a merry blend of European and Mexican dishes. This recipe is one of the more popular dishes and is not limited to just chicken. You may subsitute using pork instead.

For this recipe to work, you need a minimum of 24 hours to marinate the chicken.
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Oven Barbequed Chicken Yucatan Style (Pollo Pibil) - Easy Mexican Recipe For Mexican Main Course

1 chicken (cut into serving pieces)
1 large onion (chopped fine)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
zest of 1 orange
zest of 1 lemon
1 tsp ground pepper
6 cloves garlic (quartered)
1 tbsp achiote (annatto) seeds
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground allspice

FYI: The annatto seed is usually used for colouring cheeses, confectionery, butter and cheeses. Also popular in other dishes from Latin America and the Phillipines.

How to make Oven Barbequed Chicken Yucatan Style ( Pollo Pibil ):

Place all the ingredients (except chicken and onion) in a food processor
Process till smooth puree
Coat each chicken with puree
Sprinkle chopped onions
Wrapped in dish, allow to marinate in fridge for 24 horus
Turn several times during marinating period
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Bake for 2 hours or till tender
Serve with hot tortillas

HINT: To impress your guests, you can wrapped each chicken pieces in aluminium foil during the marinating process then popped each pieces into the oven. Bake for 2 1/2 hours with the pieces on a rack and water in a pan below.

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