Citrus-Marinated Chicken
- 2 1/2 pounds chicken, white and dark meat, skinless, bone-in or boneless
- 1 yellow cooking onion, halved
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 5 limes), plus extra limes for garnish
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 jalapenos, stemmed and sliced into rings
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Put the chicken, yellow onion, garlic, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the oregano in a large saucepan and add enough water to barely cover the chicken.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and continue cooking, uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until cooked through.
- To check for doneness, slit the chicken in half to make sure the interior is no longer pink.
- Allow the chicken to cool in the broth.
- Remove the chicken from the broth and cut it up into 2-inch chunks, if using boneless chicken.
- If you are using chicken on the bone, remove the white meat from the bone but leave the dark meat as is.
- Put the chicken pieces in a large bowl or deep dish.
- Strain the broth and keep it for another use.
- Combine the orange juice, lime juice, red onion, jalapenos, cumin, and the remaining 1 tablespoon oregano in a saucepan.
- Stir until well combined.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Immediately remove it from the heat and add the olive oil.
- Pour the marinade into the bowl with the chicken and allow the chicken to marinate for at least 30 minutes, and up to 1 day, covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated.
- Try to turn the chicken pieces a few times during the marinating process.
- Transfer the chicken to a deep platter and pour the marinade over it.
- Garnish with lime wedges.
- INGREDIENTS
- Chicken
- Feel free to use all white or all dark meat in this recipe.
- It is also up to you if you want to use chicken that is still on the bone.
- ADVANCE PREPARATION
- This dish is best when made in advance.
- The chicken can be left to marinate for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
- NOTE
- Using the Marinade as a Sauce
- Because the chicken was cooked before it was placed in the marinade, it is safe to serve it as a sauce.
chicken, yellow cooking onion, garlic, salt, oregano, freshly squeezed orange juice, freshly squeezed lime juice, red onion, jalapenos, ground cumin, olive oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/citrus-marinated-chicken-380186 (may not work)