Best El Pollo Loco Style Citrus Marinade And Grilling Baste 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 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.