What is Peruvian Chicken?
Peruvian Chicken or Pollo a la Brasa is an aromatic, spiced chicken dish. The chicken is traditionally cooked rotisserie-style or over the fire but it can be roasted or cooked in a grill pan too, for convenience. The chicken is served with an incredibly delicious Aji Verde or green sauce which consists of cilantro/coriander, jalapeños and a few tablespoons of mayo. Aji Amarillo paste (a spicy chilli pepper paste) is traditionally used but as it’s not super easy to find, I just use fresh jalapeños but habaneros can also be used. This sauce is seriously addictive and is delicious on all kind of meat and vegetables. It’s even fantastic drizzled over scrambled eggs.
Ingredients needed
Chicken. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs however you can use any cut of chicken you like. Boneless chicken (thighs or breasts) is great if you’re serving the chicken in a rice bowl like I did. Extra-virgin olive oil. Lime juice. Lemon juice can be substituted. Fresh garlic cloves. Smoked paprika. Cumin. Oregano. Salt and black pepper.
For the green sauce
Fresh jalapeños. Fresh cilantro/coriander. Garlic. Mayonnaise. Sour cream. Greek yogurt is a great substitute. Lime juice. Olive oil. Salt and pepper.
To serve
Rice. Lime wedges. Extra cilantro/coriander.
How to make Peruvian chicken
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