Pollo en Barbacoa

Name: Pollo en Barbacoa (Chicken Barbacoa)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 10 cloves garlic, peeled; ½ cup (50 g) chopped white onion; ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns; ⅓ cup (50 g) tomatillos, husked and rinsed; 1 cup (180 g) chopped tomatoes; 1 tablespoon sea salt; 1 whole chicken (about 2 pounds/1 kg), butchered into eight pieces, trimmed of excess fat and skin; 10 avocado leaves; 3 whole cloves; 10 guajillo chiles (50 g), stems and seeds removed; 1 sliver of a cinnamon stick

Chicken Barbacoa

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Oaxaca

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2019

About

This dish is a holiday tradition for our family. We make it every year for our Christmas dinner. The adobo rub is full of warm spices and it is great on turkey, too. I remember my grandma used to make it, then my mom made it, and now I make it for my family.

Ingredients

10 guajillo chiles (50 g), stems and seeds removed
10 cloves garlic, peeled

Americas
Mexico
Oaxacan
Main course
Christmas
Gluten-free
Oaxaca

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Bring 4½ cups (1 L) water to a boil in a medium pot