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Mayan Chicken with Spicy Orange Paste

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Category: Poultry

 Ingredients List

  • 1/2 c Bitter orange juice -or-
  • 1/4 c Orange juice -and-
  • 1/4 c Grapefruit juice
  • 3 -(up to)
  • 4 Cloves garlic; chopped
  • 1 -(up to)
  • 4 ts Minced Habanero (or use
  • -Jalapenos)
  • 2 tb Cilantro; fresh, chopped
  • 2 tb Anchiote (annato) oil (or
  • -mix vegetable oil with 1
  • -tsp paprika)
  • 1 tb Red wine vinegar
  • 1 tb Lime juice
  • 2 ts Ground cumin
  • 2 ts Dried oregano
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1/2 ts Fresh ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 lb Boneless; skinless chicken
  • -breasts cut in wide strips

 Directions

From 'Global Grilling', by Jay Solomon: In the Yucatan chicken and fish are
flavored with a spicy paste called 'recado'; this version emphasizes the
heat.

Combine everything except the chicken and whisk until well mixed. Add
chicken and coat throughly. Cover and chill 2-4 hours or overnight. Stir
once in a while.

Grill over medium to hot oiled grill 5-7 min on each side until chicken is
white in the center. Serve with beans and rice. About 4 servings.

Notes: Sour oranges are also called Seville orange; the orange/grapefruit
mixture below is a pretty good duplicate. I used 2 Tbs of habanero paste
and it went very well with a rice/bean mixture I threw together spicy
enough to need the blander rice and beans. I broiled the chicken since it
was raining rather heavily at the time ;-)

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