Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, el pollo loco (copycat). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
El Pollo Loco Chicken marinated in citrus and pineapple juice overnight for the PERFECT El Pollo Loco copycat recipe! El Pollo Loco Chicken is hard to describe if you're not local to the restaurant. There is a definite citrus flavor, but there is also a definite brick chicken quality to it. I used to watch them cook the chicken on my lunch.
El Pollo Loco (CopyCat) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. El Pollo Loco (CopyCat) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook el pollo loco (copycat) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make El Pollo Loco (CopyCat):
- Take 1 Whole Chicken (Bottom Rib Plate Removed, Breast Bone Split)
- Prepare For The Marinade
- Get 2 tbsp Lime Juice
- Get 1 tbsp White Vinegar
- Make ready 2 Garlic Cloves (Minced)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Oregano
- Take 1/2 tsp Pepper
- Get 1 Anaheim Pepper (Deseeded and Diced)
- Get 8 drops Yellow Food Coloring
- Get 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Take 16 ounces Pineapple Juice
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Instructions to make El Pollo Loco (CopyCat):
- Make the marinade, mix all ingredients.
- Place chicken laid out flat in a large container. Pour in marinade.
- Let sit in the refrigerator overnight.
- Reserve 1 Cup of the marinade for basting.
- Grill chicken flat, turn 4 or 5 times to make sure it's well cooked basting after each turn.
- When done let rest 10 minutes then cut chicken into 8 pieces.
- Make some beans and rice, grab some warm flour tortillas. Maybe a Corona and Lime.
- Enjoy!
A super easy Sunday meal prep for perfect chicken all week! Great recipe for El Pollo Loco (CopyCat). I had this once visiting a relative in California. Loved it so much I make it every time I get a chance. El Pollo Loco, or "The Crazy Chicken," has been growing like mad since it crossed over the border into the United States from Mexico.
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