Yuca's Achiote Roast Chicken with Red Onions en Escabeche Recipe

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Yuca's Achiote Roast Chicken with Red Onions en Escabeche
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
4130
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 tbsp salad oil
  • 3/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 4 oz (1/2 cup) salted red achiote paste
  • 1 chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb.), cut in half lengthwise through breast and back (see notes)
  • 1 3/4 lb red onions
  • salt and pepper

Directions:

  1. In a blender or a food processor, whirl 2 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons salad oil, 6 tablespoons vinegar, and achiote paste until smoothly puréed.
  2. Rinse chicken, pat dry, and pull off and discard any lumps of fat. Rub both halves on all sides with half the achiote mixture. Set chicken pieces, skin up and side by side, in a 9- by 13-inch pan.
  3. Bake in a 375° oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and quickly spread skin sides equally with remaining achiote mixture. Continue baking, occasionally basting with pan juices, until skin is richly browned (under paste), 30 to 45 minutes longer.
  4. Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice onions; mince remaining 2 cloves garlic. In a 12-inch frying pan or a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, combine onions, garlic, and remaining 1 tablespoon salad oil; stir often until vegetables are limp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add remaining 6 tablespoons vinegar and stir occasionally until liquid is evaporated and onions are lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Add oregano, mint, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread onion mixture on a platter and keep warm.
  5. Set chicken halves on onion mixture. Tear or cut meat from bones.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4130.15 Kcal (17292 kJ)
Calories from fat 2509.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 278.83g 429%
Cholesterol 1428.53mg 476%
Sodium 1159.82mg 48%
Potassium 4460.16mg 95%
Total Carbs 80.73g 27%
Sugars 31.99g 128%
Dietary Fiber 18.88g 76%
Protein 294.63g 589%
Vitamin C 111.4mg 186%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 25%
Iron 106.4mg 591%
Calcium 469.3mg 47%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 157.01 Kcal (657 kJ)
Calories from fat 95.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.6g 429%
Cholesterol 54.31mg 476%
Sodium 44.09mg 48%
Potassium 169.56mg 95%
Total Carbs 3.07g 27%
Sugars 1.22g 128%
Dietary Fiber 0.72g 76%
Protein 11.2g 589%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 186%
Iron 4mg 591%
Calcium 17.8mg 47%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 105
    Points
  • 106
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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