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Pollo Asado

Name: Pollo Asado
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 4 Bone-In Chicken Thighs; 6 cloves Garlic; 100ml Orange Juice; 3 tbsp Lime juice; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Oregano; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Onion; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken marinated in garlic-citrus mojo and roasted — a Cuban Sunday roast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pollo asado is a staple of Cuban home cooking: chicken marinated in mojo made from garlic, sour orange juice, cumin, and oregano, then roasted. Infused with citrus and garlic, it's eaten with black beans and rice or tostones.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Sunday lunch in Cuba, golden roast chicken comes out of the oven and goes to the table with black beans, rice, and fried plantains.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bone-In Chicken Thighs 4
Garlic 6 cloves
Orange Juice 100ml
Lime juice 3 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Oregano 1 tsp
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Onion 1
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Crush the garlic and mix with orange juice, lime juice, cumin, oregano, olive oil, salt, and pepper to make the mojo.
Rub the chicken with the mojo and marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
Spread sliced onion on a baking tray, place the chicken on top, and pour over the marinade.
Roast at 200°C for 45 minutes.
Baste with the pan juices partway through and serve when the skin is golden.

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