Grilled Glass-Skinned Chicken
- two 2 1/2-pound chickens, halved
- 2 cups traditional Achiote Recado
- Charred Habanero Salsa
- Rajas
- Authentic Guacamole
- corn tortillas
- In large sealable plastic bags or in a baking dish large enough to hold chicken in one layer combine chicken and recado, coating chicken well.
- (Marinate chicken, covered and chilled, turning it occasionally, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.)
- Preheat oven to 250F.
- and line a large baking sheet with foil.
- Remove chicken from marinade, letting excess drip off, and discard marinade.
- Bake chicken, skin sides up, on baking sheet in middle of oven until cooked through, about 50 minutes, and cool completely.
- (Chicken may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.)
- Prepare grill.
- Put chicken, skin sides down, around edges (to avoid hottest part of coals) of an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals and grill chicken very slowly, turning it occasionally, until fat is rendered and skin is crisp, about 30 minutes.
- (Chicken will be slightly burned and almost transparent in some places and red in color and fragile in other places.)
- The marinade burns easily, but don't be discouraged-a little burned achiote tastes good.
- Serve chicken with salsa, rajas, guacamole, and tortillas.
recado, salsa, rajas, guacamole, corn tortillas
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-glass-skinned-chicken-12677 (may not work)