Pollo A La Brasa with Pebre and Fried Papas

Fed 4

Ingredients

Pollo

• 1 whole chicken (or) 4 thighs, 2 breast, 4 drumsticks
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tsp. red chili powder (cayenne)
• 5 cloves garlic, minced (better mashed in a mortar)
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 1/3 cup vinegar (I used applecider)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 limes, one juiced, the others just sliced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 avocados, to serve

Pebre

• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1 whole onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 Aji peppers, ground or finely chopped (if you can't find these use scotch bonnet)
• salt and pepper
• juice of one of the limes

Potato

• 4 yellow potatoes, sliced
• water
• 1/4 cup vegetable or peanut oil
• bowl
• salt

Cooking

Chicken

1. let chicken sit in a large bowl full of salt water for 12 hours/over night in the fridge. remove from the water and pat down with a towel.
2. mince garlic and add the chicken to a plastic bag or keep in the bowl. mix the vinegar, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, cumin, cayenne, paprika and the juice of the one lime. mix and combine well and let sit in fridge for at least 5 hours, overnight is best.
3. set oven for 350F (if using a whole chicken, depending on its size, 375F - 400F would be more ideal). place chicken in a large roasting pan in the oven, and cook for 35 - 40 minutes (again, depending on size of chicken and choice of cuts).

Pebre

1. in a good sized bowl, combine chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped cilantro, oil, garlic, peppers, salt and pepper and lime. place in fridge until ready to use.

Potatoes

(French Fries are also really good with this, I some times prefer them)

1. slice potatoes in circles, as if making potato chips, but much thicker. place in bowl with water and rinse, and continue until water is clear.
2. fill the bowl up again but this time don't empty it. put the salt and the potatoes in the water and place in fridge for 20 - 25 minutes.
3. dry potatoes well. in a large frying pan add the vegetable or peanut oil and fry on high heat until golden brown on both sides. serve the potatoes along side the chicken with the Pebre and some Avocado.

bon appetit