Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Al Pastor Recipe
serves 2
Marinate the drumsticks in al pastor sauce for 30 minutes or overnight.
Heat the oven to 375°F and bake with half the pineapples for 45 minutes until cooked through (160°F). Turn the oven on broil and crisp up for 2-3 minutes, checking often.
Top with remaining pineapples, thinly sliced onions, and cilantro. Serve as is, with lime, or shred and serve with warmed tortillas.
INGREDIENTS
- 5-6 chicken drumsticks
- 1/2 batch al pastor sauce, see above
- 1-2 cups roughly chopped fresh pineapple
- 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
- cilantro, to serve
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- warmed tortillas, to serve
Easy 6 Ingredient Al Pastor Sauce
makes about 1 cup sauce
- 8 dried guajillINGREDIENTSo peppers or dried red pepper of choice
- 8 garlic cloves
- 1 small can chipotle in adobo
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1.5 tablespoon salt
Bring a small pot of water up to a boil over high heat and remove from the heat. Put the guajillo peppers in the water, making sure that they’re fully submerged. Let soak for 10-15 minutes, or until very soft. Remove from the water, pull off the stems, open and deseed.
Place the peppers, garlic, adobo, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. Use to marinate meats or fish.
Credit – http://iamafoodblog.com
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