Typical Mojo Chicken
TYPICAL MOJO CHICKEN - This recipe is the most traditional way of making the recipe of mojo chicken. You can find Seville orange or bitter orange in Spain and South Asia, and even if you don’t find it, you can utilize the fresh limes and navel oranges as the substitutes. There is tons of flavour to discover that is hiding behind this savoury aromatic mojo chicken, and once you taste it, you will become addicted to its flavour.
Ingredients
For the Marinade:
- Zest of one lemon
- Zest of one lime
- 1/4th cup lime juice (fresh)
- 1/2 cup orange juice (fresh)
- 1/4th cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 Optional: jalapeno pepper (sliced)
- 6 cloves garlic (smashed)
- 1/4th teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
For the Chicken:
- Orange and lime slices for the garnish
- One whole roasting chicken
Instructions
- Blend the lime zest, lime juice, jalapeno, garlic cloves, cumin, salt, cilantro, orange zest, orange juice, olive oil, oregano, and black pepper.
- Now, add up a chicken for marinating it and use a plastic film to wrap it. Store it in the refrigerator overnight to marinate it thoroughly.
- Afterwards, keep the oven to preheat at 400 degrees F.
- Keep the chicken in the baking pan after it is wholly marinated and bind the legs of the chicken together also tuck in the wings to save them from darkening.
- Bake it till it is thoroughly cooked, for at least one and a half hours.
- Get an aluminium foil and wrap over the breasts so they will be prevented from turning dark.
- Take it out from the oven after it is thoroughly baked and keep it and give rest of 10 minutes.
- Serve it along with rice and black beans.
- Use the lime and orange slices to garnish it.
Notes
Cauliflower rice also makes a fantastic side dish to this dish, as it is highly flavorful than the regular rice.
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