Grilled Cuban Chicken

Like the faux ant near the chickens?

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Julio Latino ("Latin July") at [eatingclub] vancouver continues!

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For some reason, I've been calling this "Cuban" chicken, maybe because of the orange and the lime in the marinade.

The other day, when I had some time in the afternoon, I decided to go ahead and marinate some chickens for grilling in the next couple of days. I was trying to save myself some prep time.

I cut out the backbone, tried to break the breast bone, and flattened the joints. I made a marinade consisting of garlic, oregano, lime and orange zest and juices, cumin, then put the chickens in a bag with the marinade and bided my time.


[ts] Chickens always look funny to me. Look at its pose!

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Then, two days later, all I had to do was put the chickens on the grill, cover, and wait for them to get done.

On a scale of one to ten, this was a pretty relaxing day.



[eatingclub] Cuban
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Cuban Arroz con Salchichas (Yellow Rice with Vienna Sausages)
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Recipe
Grilled Cuban Chicken

2 chickens, butterflied

3 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp ground cumin
3 bay leaves, crumbled
8 tbsp garlic, chopped
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp pepper
1 1/2 tbsp salt
zest of 1 lime, 1 orange

Combine all ingredients and pour over butterflied chickens. Marinate overnight to 2 days. Grill chickens until done.