Once the grill is hot, you can adjust the temperature as needed. A hot grill also help the chicken easily release from the grill. Once the grill is fully heated, clean it thoroughly with a wire grill brush to remove any residue. A clean grill ensures direct contact with the heat to create a beautiful sear and grill marks and helps prevent sticking. Generously grease the CLEAN grill with a wad of oiled paper towels using tongs just before adding the chicken. NEVER use spray oils once the grill is on.
It is important to grease your grill with a high smoking point oil such as vegetable oil. The grilling time will depend on how thick your bone-in-chicken thighs are and actual heat of our grill. Resist the urge to flip the Pollo Asado more than once. The chicken need constant direct heat to develop the intensely flavored, caramelized crust.
I personally prefer the charred crust and smoky grilled flavor, but the oven method works great for year-round cooking. A meat thermometer means perfectly cooked, tender, juicy chicken ever time. Chicken thighs should be cooked to degrees F and chicken breasts should be cooked to degrees. Dark meat such has chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks and leg quarters essentially everything but chicken breasts are safe to eat when cooked to an internal temperature of degrees F, but are more tender when cooked to degrees.
Cooking dark meat to only F will yield chewy, rubbery meat because it contains more connective tissue. Cooking it to F, will yield tender, juicy meat as the collagen melts at this higher temperature and turns to gelatin. Chicken breasts are safe to eat when cooked to an internal temperature of degrees F. I highly recommend investing in a meat thermometer, otherwise there is no accurate way to check and see when your chicken is cooked without slicing it open and loosing valuable juices.
You stick the probe in the chicken or any protein and can set an alert for the temperature, walk away and it will beep when ready! This recipe is pretty straightforward, but here are some tips and tricks to guarantee the perfect chicken every time:. The marinade will do most of the tenderizing but if you use chicken breasts or bone-less skinless chicken thighs, you will want to pound the chicken to an even thickness. Pounding chicken to an even thickens not only helps tenderize the chicken but ensures the chicken cooks evenly.
Even cooking eliminates dryness caused from overcooking the chicken in order to make sure the thickest part is cooked at the peril of the thinnest.
For maximum benefit, marinate the chicken thighs for at least 4 hours, up to 24 hours. Chicken breast meat is more delicate and is more prone to become mushy, so only marinate for up to 12 hours. This actually drains out the valuable juices and will result in less juicy chicken.
You can cut slits in thick pieces of chicken like chicken legs to reach deeper into the protein, but never holes. After chicken is finished cooking, transfer it to a cutting board and let rest minutes before slicing so it has time to reabsorb the juices that have pushed towards the outside of the chicken.
If you cut into the Pollo Asado immediately after cooking, valuable, moisture-giving juices will run out. This Pollo Asada recipe is tasty with warmed tortillas, beans, rice, salad and watermelon — but it really goes with anything! Here are some of particular favorite sides for Pollo Asado:. Pollo Asado is fabulous served with simple sides or is wonderfully versatile and can be served in tacos, burritos, quesadillas, etc.
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Start browsing recipes and subscribe to my weekly free newsletter! Morton kosher salt in a blender until smooth. Place chicken in a resealable bag or large bowl and pour marinade over; turn to coat.
Seal bag or cover bowl and chill at least 4 hours and up to 1 day. Prepare a grill for medium-high indirect heat for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill ; oil grate.
Remove chicken from marinade, letting any excess marinade drip back into bag or container. Season chicken lightly with salt. Grill chicken, skin side up, over direct heat until lightly charred, about 5 minutes. Turn over and grill until skin is lightly charred, about 5 minutes. Turn skin side up and move to cooler part of grill. Add chicken and tomatoes; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until tomatoes are slightly softened and chicken is heated through.
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Rating: 5 stars. My photos are too small for the website, apparently. Anyway, I used powdered garlic instead of crushed. Further, I used a meat tenderizer mallet to flatten the chicken breasts to make them easier to grill. They came out great! Especially on salad. Read More. All Reviews for Pollo Asado. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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