Citrus El Pollo Loco Chicken Recipes

EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Mix up all the ingredients except for the chicken into a large bowl.
• Whisk well then reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade in a small tupperware.
• Add the chicken to the bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Marinade overnight.
• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• In a cast iron grill pan add the chicken skin side up.
• Cook in the oven for 25 minutes.
• Using potholders, add the pan to the stovetop on medium high heat.
• Spray some foil with canola oil spray and put sprayed side down over the top of the chicken.
• Press onto the meat with either a bacon press, a foil wrapped brick or a second heavy pan (I used my normal cast iron skillet on top of the chicken.
• Spoon half the reserved marinade over the chicken while it cooks.
• Cook for another 3 minutes then remove the bacon press/brick, flip chicken (add some more marinade) and cook a final three minutes before serving.

CITRUS EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Briefly simmer the cut-up chicken in a deep-sided skillet, keeping pieces in single layer without crowding them, until the meat appears milky white and the juices run clear, no longer pink. Allow to cool in the broth, uncovered, while you prepare the basting sauce.
• Arrange the chicken pieces skin-side up on broiler pan in single layer and baste with enough of mixture to evenly coat skin side. Turn and baste other side. Turn again to skin side up and broil 6" from the heat, brushing with additional sauce every few minutes until skin is really crispy and golden brown, approximately 5 to 8 minutes for large pieces.
• BASTING MIXTURE.
• Mix juices, oil, turmeric, garlic salt and pepper. This makes enough to baste nine pieces.

EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN/RICE BOWL

Steps:

• For the Spanish rice:.
• In a saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 minute or until rice is tender. Garnish with green onions.
• For the chicken:.
• Combine oil, butter, onion powder, garlic powder, food coloring, cumin and lemon juice in large shallow pan. Add chicken halves (or boneless chicken breasts), turning to coat well. Cover and marinate overnight. Remove chicken from marinade and season with salt and pepper. Cook on grill over medium coals until browned on both sides and meat is done, browning and basting frequently, about 25 minutes. Cut into pieces.
• For the pinto beans:.
• Heat oil and whole chile in sauce pan. When chile is tender, add ground chiles, beans and water. Stir well. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
• Assembly:.
• Place some rice and beans in the bottom of the bowl, followed by several strips of the chicken. Top with a helping of cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions and cilantro sprigs.

EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinate chicken in zip-lock bag over-nite.
• Reserve 1/4 cup marinade to baste while cooking, making sure the chicken cooks on both sides minutes AFTER basting the final time--we don't want our Italian friend Sal Monilla to show up :-).
• Grill over indirect heat, turning 4 times, 12 minutes each time.
• Serve with your favorite tortillas, rice and Borracho beans.

EL POLLO LOCO STYLE CITRUS MARINADE AND GRILLING BASTE

Steps:

• Whisk ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Pour over chicken (or other meat) in a resealable plastic bag. Place in a leak-proof dish.
• Marinate at least 30 minutes, but no longer than 3 hours as the marinade is citrus based.

EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN (COPYCAT RECIPE)

Steps:

• For marinade, mix all ingredients, except chicken, together.
• Add chicken and marinate for 4-24 hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
• Cook chicken on a hot grill for about 10 minutes on each side.
• Serve with tortillas and salsa.
• Time does not include marinating.

EL POLLO LOCO CHICKEN MARINADE RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, garlic, salt, oregano, pepper, chili peppers, pineapple juice, lime juice and vegetable oil together. You can save ¼ of a cup on the side to use for basting the chicken later to add even more flavor. Stick your chicken in the marinade; make sure it is completely covered and as airtight as possible. Leave it in the refrigerator overnight and somewhere around halfway turn your chicken, so all sides are equally exposed to the marinade. Then just grill up your chicken and enjoy, maybe with some warm El Pollo Loco tortillas.