Pollo Pibil (red seasoned Chicken Steamed in Banana Leaves)
Ingredients
- 1 chicken cut up and deboned or equivelent number of pieces
- 1/4 cup Recado rojo (achiote paste)
- 6 tablespoons grapefruit juice
- 1 ancho pepper deveined and seeded
- 1 medium onion sliced 1/8 inch thick
- 3-4 Tablespoons oil
Instructions
Mix Recado with the grapefruit juice. Stir until smooth, it will look like barbeque sauce. Coat the chicken with the sauce and marinate overnight. Slice the pepper into long strips and fry in the oil with the onions until the onions are light brown. Put the chicken and Recado sauce in a covered baking dish. Mix in the onion mixture. Bake covered about 45 min to 1 hour at 325 degrees. Serve with red beans and rice.
