Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, el pollo loco (copycat). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
El Pollo Loco (CopyCat) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. El Pollo Loco (CopyCat) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
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. And if you're an old school El Pollo Loco Chicken lover like I am, pair this with El Pollo Loco BBQ Black Beans (Copycat) for the perfect meal!
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have 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):
- Make ready 1 Whole Chicken (Bottom Rib Plate Removed, Breast Bone Split)
- Get For The Marinade
- Make ready 2 tbsp Lime Juice
- Take 1 tbsp White Vinegar
- Take 2 Garlic Cloves (Minced)
- Get 1/2 tsp Salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Oregano
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Pepper
- Get 1 Anaheim Pepper (Deseeded and Diced)
- Get 8 drops Yellow Food Coloring
- Get 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Make ready 16 ounces Pineapple Juice
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Steps 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!
El Pollo Loco chicken reminds me of being a kid. Just about every weekend, my family would buy a big bucket of their chicken along with flour tortillas and black I've been trying to perfect a lighter copycat recipe for years. This one definitely captures the flavor but with MORE citrus-and-garlic goodness. El Pollo Loco Chicken marinated in citrus and pineapple juice overnight for the PERFECT El Pollo Loco copycat recipe! This recipe is from Dinner then Dessert.
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