Name: Pollo Navideño Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 14 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cubanela; 1 medium red onion; 1⁄4 cup minced parsley; 6 garlic cloves; 1⁄4 cup capers; 1⁄2 tbsp oregano; 2 tbsp salt; parsley; 3 tbsp soy sauce; lime juice; 1 whole chicken

How To Make Pollo Navideño

Have a taste of classic Mexican cuisine with this pollo navideño recipe! This dish offers juicy roasted chicken with cubanela and red onions.

Prep: 15 mins

Resting time: 12 hrs

Cook: 2 hrs

Total: 14 hrs 15 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 cubanela, cubanelle pepper (or green bell pepper)
1 medium red onion, chopped
1⁄4 cup minced parsley, plus extra sprigs for garnish
6 garlic cloves
1⁄4 cup capers
1⁄2 tbsp oregano
2 tbsp salt
parsley, 1 small bunch
3 tbsp soy sauce
lime juice, or half of a bitter orange juice
1 whole chicken, 4 lb (1.8 kg), thawed overnight in the fridge if previously frozen

Instructions

In a food processor or blender, combine onion, garlic, capers, salt, parsley, soy sauce, and lime juice. Blend until it turns into a paste.
Place the chicken in a large bowl. Pour the seasoning, and rub the chicken. Make sure the cavity and breast is well coated.
Cover the bowl with aluminum foil and let it rest in the fridge for 12 hours. Remove from the fridge and let it rest on the counter for about an hour to reach room temperature.
Heat the oven at 350 degrees F.
Transfer the chicken to a roasting pan with wire tray. Loosely cover the chicken with the aluminum foil. Place it inisde the oven and cook for for 1¾ hours.
Remove the foil, and cook the chicken again for 15 to 20 minutes at max temperature, or until the skin is golden brown and the internal temperature inside the thigh is 165 degrees F.
Remove from the oven, garnish with parsley, and serve.

Recipe Notes

Rosemary or fresh thyme also make great garnishes, if you have some.
If you do not have a thermometer, puncture the flesh between the thigh and the body and check there is no pink liquid present. Using a meat thermometer is highly recommended.

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