Grilled chicken with oregano - pollo con oreg
Yield: 4 Servings J
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 lb large chicken pieces -with the skin attached
- 2 Garlic cloves peeled
- 1 sm White onion roughly sliced
- 1 c Reduced chicken broth
- 12 Additional garlic cloves -peeled and minced
- 3 tb Dried Oaxacan or Mexican -oregano stems removed And roughly crumbled
- 2 tb Additional chicken broth
- 1/2 ts Sea salt (or to taste)
Instructions:
Melted chicken fat or -oil for broiling Put the chicken pieces into a saute pan in one layer. Add the whole garlic cloves onion and 1 cup chicken broth and cook covered over medium heat turning the pieces over from time to time until the broth has completely reduced and the chicken is tender - about 25 minutes. Crush the minced garlic into a mortar with the oregano 2 tablespoons broth and salt and work to a rough paste (or put it all into a blender jar and blend very briefly). Spread the paste over the chicken pieces turning them so they ar evenly covered; return to the pan and cover. Set aside to season for 2 hours. Heat a broiler or grill and brown lightly brushing with a little melted chicken fat if necessary. The Art of Mexican Cooking From the collection of Jim Vorheis
