Chicken Inasal Recipe | Cooking Instructions

Craving for chicken inasal filipino dish? Well, you might try preparing it for yourself, ;-)

Chicken Inasal Ingredients:

• 1 kilo chicken; breast and wings preferred
• 4 stalks lemon grass; julienned
• 1 lemon; juice extracted
• 1 lime; juice extracted
• 4 cloves garlic; crushed
• 2 tablespoons 7-up or Sprite soda
• Ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup annatto seeds
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Chili pepper flakes (optional)
• Skewers for grilling
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil

Chicken Inasal Cooking Instructions:

• In a bowl, marinate chicken overnight in salt, pepper, garlic, lemon grass, lime and lemon juice, and 7-up or Sprite soda. Set aside.
• Fry annatto seeds in cooking oil. Let cool, crush, and drain the annatto oil in a bowl. Set aside.
• Prepare a mixture for bashing by mixing annatto oil, marinade, and butter. Pan boil for few minutes and season with salt and MSG if desired. – Filipinos, sometimes, has this tantsa tantsa lang (estimate and approximate) method of cooking. Experiment, therefore, on your best combination.
• Skew the chicken and grill over the hot charcoal, brushing it with the mixture once in a while. Grill until done.

Cooking Tip:

• You can substitute kalamansi for lemon and lime. Adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar in the marinade is good if you intend to preserve the left over chicken inasal in a day or two.

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