Chicken Inasal
Recipe
4 pieces chicken leg quarter
2/3 to 1 cup of local white vinegar
1/2 cup of Sprite or 7-Up
2 tablespoons of calamansi juice
1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped ginger
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tablespoons of onion powder
1/2 tablespoon of rock salt
1 tablespoon of pepper
For Annatto Oil
Recipe
3 tablespoons of corn or canola oil
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of local white vinegar
1 tablespoon of butter
1/3 cups of annatto seeds
Procedure
1. Combine the vinegar, Sprite or 7-Up, ginger, calamansi juice, brown sugar, onion powder, salt and pepper in a bowl – this will serve as your marinade.
2. Soak in the chicken, let it stand at room temperature for an hour before refrigerating overnight.
How to prepare the annatto oil
3. Heat the oil then add the annatto seeds. Stir until the seeds release their color and aroma.
4. Strain the oil to remove the seeds.
5. Return the oil to the pan then add the salt, butter, and vinegar. Let it simmer for 2 minutes.
6. Prepare your grill or grill pan. Grill the marinated chicken while basting with the annatto oil.
Java Rice
Recipe
1 tablespoon of garlic, minced
1 bulb of onion, minced
1 red bell pepper, minced
1 tablespoon of annatto powder
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 cup of tomato catsup
2 cups of cooked rice
Procedure
1. Heat the oil in a large sauce pan, then add the annatto powder.
2. Saute the garlic, onion and red bell pepper for 2 minutes.
3. Add the rice and mix very well.
4. Add the soy sauce and tomato catsup, then mix again.
Serves 4 persons | Best served with a hot bowl of sinigang soup. 🙂
Notes on this recipe
1. If ever you live in a condominium and you cannot use your typical charcoal grill, you can also use a grill pan.
2. If you use your grill pan, make sure you set the stove on low heat to prevent the pan to being too hot. This is a lesson learned for me. I set the stove to medium heat, this caused the chicken to be unevenly cooked and burnt skin. If you have a meat thermometer with you, you can use it to check if the heat gets through the chicken meat well enough to cook it well.
3. When making the annatto oil, make sure the cooking oil is already heated so you can easily blend it with the annatto powder.
How much did everything cost?
Salted Butter ——————– Php 50.00
Sprite in can ——————– Php 21.00
McCormick Onion powder ———– Php 67.50
McCormick minced Garlic ———- Php 83.50
Annatto Powder ——————- Php 17.00
Calamansi ———————— Php 17.40
RedOnion ————————- Php 17.54
Red bell pepper —————— Php 43.68 (2 pieces)
Chicken Leg quarters with bone — Php 134.83 (for 4 pieces)
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