Pollo Asado (Roasted Chicken)
Recipe category
Country
Region
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Number of servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2
piece(s) fat chickens, cleaned
4
tbsp oil
1
piece(s) thick stalk of green onion
4
tbsp green onions, chopped
4
clove(s) garlic, crushed
1/2
tsp marjoram, chopped
1/2
tsp oregano, ground
1/2
tsp cilantro, chopped
1/2
tsp bay leaf, chopped
1
piece(s) bitter beer (750 ml)
salt,
Directions
- Make a brush with the thick scallion, cutting the tip into strips.
- Take all the herbs and seasonings and a little beer and mash with hand stone until achieving a paste that is dissolved in the rest of the beer.
- Rub the chickens with oil, skewer on a thin straight stick that is placed between two forks, prepare a wood fire below and roast the chickens, turning constantly and bathing with the sauce applied with the onion brush, until golden.
- Cut into pieces and serve with papas chorreadas [see p. 387] and white rice.
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