Chicken Inasal (Filipino Barbecued Chicken)

• For the marinade:
• 1/2 cup garlic cloves
• 2 thumb-sized knobs of ginger
• 1/4 cup calamansi juice (use 1/2 cup lemon juice if no calamansi juice available)
• 1 cup lemon-lime soda (or use lemon or calamansi juice and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar)
• 2 cups soy sauce
• 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 lemongrass stalks
• For the baste:
• 1 tablespoon margarine (opitonal)
• 1 packet achuete powder (found in Asian grocery stores or some the Asian food section of major retailers)
• Jufran banana ketchup (also found in Asian grocery stores)
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil

1. Marinade: Mince garlic and ginger, and mix with all liquid ingredients, brown sugar, and chicken. Pound lemongrass stalks on chopping board until they open, then chop so you have about 1/2 cup. Add to marinade and let the chicken marinade for at least an hour and up to overnight.
2. Baste: Mix margarine, achuete packet, a few dollops of banana ketchup, and cooking oil.
3. Grill thighs on both sides until grill marks form. Turn over twice, basting each side until you see char and a reddish-orange coloration on the meat for "inihaw" (barbecue) flavor. Make sure thickest part of meat is cooked. Slice the chicken and enjoy on a skewer, plate of rice, or in fresh grilled tortillas. Kain Na!!

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/38387-chicken-inasal-filipino-barbecued-chicken (may not work)