Chicken inasal (lemongrass-vinegar grilled chicken with annatto oil)
Time: 50 min (about 20 min hands-on)Marinating: at least 4 hours, ideally overnight4 servingsapprox. 550 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 42 g protein / serving
Bacolod city's famous grilled chicken: a lemongrass-vinegar marinade, charcoal, and orange-red annatto oil. The rice is drizzled with the same oil.
Score the chicken. Mix the lemongrass, ginger, garlic, vinegar, calamansi or lime juice, sugar, salt and pepper.
Toss the chicken with the marinade, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
For the annatto oil, heat the oil with the annatto seeds over low heat for 5 minutes until deep red, then strain. (With paprika: just warm together, don't fry.)
Grill the chicken over charcoal, on a barbecue, or in a 200°C oven, for 35-40 minutes, turning several times.
Brush with the annatto oil several times during the last 10 minutes.
Serve with rice, also drizzled with a little annatto oil, and the soy-calamansi-chilli dip alongside.
A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.
Tips
Calamansi is a tiny Filipino citrus; lime mixed with a little orange juice can substitute.
Annatto seeds are also sold as achiote in Latin American shops.