Chicken Inasal

Chicken Inasal 

Chicken Inasal is a grilled chicken dish and one of the well known Ilonggo dishes. This is done by marinating chicken pieces in a unique blend of spices and grilling them until done. Sounds like a simple grilled chicken recipe, isn’t it? Well, it might sound like one; however, the special marinade and basting sauce makes this Ilonggo version of the grilled chicken extra special.

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken cut into serving pieces

Marinade:

2 tablespoons ginger, minced

2 tablespoons garlic, minced

3/4 cup lemongrass, chopped

1 cup coconut vinegar

1/2 cup lemon or calamansi juice

1 tablespoon salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup lemon soda (softdrink)

1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper

Basting Sauce:

3 tablespoons annatto oil (atsuete oil)

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon or calamansi juice

Cooking Procedure:

In a freezer bag or large bowl, combine chicken, lemongrass, salt, ground black pepper, ginger, garlic, brown sugar, vinegar, lemon-lime soda, and lemon juice.
Stir or shake the mixture until every ingredient is well incorporated. Marinade for 1 to 3 hours.
In a bowl, combine margarine, annatto oil, salt, and lemon juice then stir. Set aside.
Grill the chicken while basting generous amount of the margarine mixture.
Transfer the grilled chicken to a serving plate.