Grilled al Carbon Chicken

Name: Grilled al Carbon Chicken (Pollo Al Carbon)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 small head garlic, peeled and separated into cloves; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed sour orange or lemon juice; 1 tablespoon sweet paprika; One 2 to 3-pound chicken, quartered; 1 cup olive oil; ⅓ cup red wine vinegar; ½ yellow onion, finely diced; 1 bay leaf; 2 teaspoons salt; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika

Pollo Al Carbon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Cuba

By Cynthia Carris Alonso

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

One 2 to 3-pound chicken, quartered
1 cup olive oil

Americas
Cuba
Main course
Gluten-free
Caribbean

Method

Pierce the chicken all over with a fork, then combine the olive oil, citrus juice, garlic, paprika, bay leaf, and salt to create a marinade. Pour the marinade over the chicken, refrigerate and let it saturate for at least half an hour and up to 24 hours. (Piercing the chicken will allow the marinade to penetrate it.)

Preheat the