Check Out This Chicken Inasal Recipe

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If you’re looking for a good way to mix up the way you make your grilled chicken, look no further. Chicken inasal, a Filipino-style grilled chicken, is moist and soft but has a great smoky flavor. Between the aromatic marinade and coconut vinegar, you’re in for something mildly sweet and acidic.

How to Make It

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken leg quarters, patted dry
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh lemongrass
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup of either coconut vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup calamansi juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated and peeled
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon of dark brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons of black pepper
  • 1/2 cup annatto or achiote oil, divided
  • Lime wedges, for serving
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Instructions:

  1. Peel back the skin of the soon-to-be chicken inasal and cut 3 or 4 deep slits into the meat. Make sure to space them an inch apart, and slice perpendicular to the bone.
  2. Mix the shallots, lemongrass, vinegar, salt, ginger, calamansi juice, garlic, brown sugar, and pepper in a 13×9-inch baking dish.
  3. Place the chicken in the pan and rub the marinade all over the meat and deep into slits, concentrating more on the slits.
  4. Pull the skin back over the meat. Cover the pan and then put the chicken in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
  5. Remove the chicken from the pan and dry it with paper towels. Get rid of the marinade.
  6. Brush the chicken with a tablespoon of annatto oil.
  7. Then place it on oiled grates and grill, uncovered, until the skin is charred. Flip the chicken and grill for two to three minutes.
  8. Remove the chicken and brush with the remaining annatto oil. Leave it for 10 minutes before serving the chicken inasal with some lime wedges.
  9. Enjoy your delicious meal!