Pollo Negra Recipes

POLLO A LA BRASA (PERUVIAN ROTISSERIE CHICKEN)

Steps:

• On the night before roasting, add dry ground ingredients to bowl
• Combine all the ingredients for the marinade (vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, black beer, ground ají panca chilli pepper, garlic, coarse salt, pepper and cumin) in a large bowl and mix well.
• Place the chicken in a large baking tray or bowl, pour the marinade over it, ensuring it covers all of the parts of the chicken, and leave in the fridge overnight to marinate.
• (Day of roasting) Take the chicken out of the fridge, spread the marinade over the chicken one last time and place into a baking pan, adding 1 inch of water to the bottom of the pan in order to avoid the chicken drying out. Pre-heat the oven at 390°F (200 °C) for 10 minutes and place the tray with the chicken in the middle of the oven. Bake for 2 hours or until cooked, ensuring the chicken is cooked inside (check with a skewer) and the skin is nicely roasted and crispy.
• About 30 minutes before the chicken is ready to come out of the oven, fry the potatoes in plenty of vegetable oil until golden brown. Place on some kitchen towel in a strainer on a plate to absorb any excess oil. Add salt to taste.
• Place the lettuce, tomato and cucumber and toss with your salad dressing of choice.
• When the chicken is ready, cut into individual pieces (usually quartered) and serve with the French fries, salad, and dipping sauces.
• Enjoy your Peruvian classic roast dinner!

POLLO RIO NEGRO (MARINATED CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Wash the chicken, cut it in pieces; season well with salt and pepper.
• Place in a glass baking dish and add the onion, carrots, bay leaf, rosemary and wine.
• Cover with foil and place in the fridge to marinate for 24 hours.
• Roast in the oven at 375°, in the same dish covered with the same foil for one hour.
• Meanwhile, grate the apple and mix it with the water and sugar.
• Take off the foil, cover the chicken in the apple mixture and continue cooking for 20 minutes more until the chicken is browned.

POLLO NEGRA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source.
• Pour the beer into a deep, broiler-safe baking pan. Cut half of the lime into thin slices and place into the beer. Squeeze the other half of the lime into the beer, and place the chicken legs on top. Sprinkle with coarse salt to taste.
• Broil for 15 minutes, then turn the legs over, and continue broiling until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

POLLO RIO NEGRO

Steps:

• Wash the chicken, cut it in pieces and season well with salt and pepper. Place in a glass baking dish and add the onin, carrots, bayleaf, rosemary and wine.
• Cover and place in the fridge to marinate for 24 hours.
• Heat the overn to 200°C.
• Place a sheet of baking paper and then foil over the dish and roast in the oven for one hour.
• Meanwhile, grate the apple and mix it with the water and sugar.
• Take the chicken from the over, remove foil and baking paper, cover the chicken in the apple mixture and continue cooking for 20 minutes more until the chicken is browned.

FRIJOLES NEGROS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a pot, place your beans and water. Don't drain the beans of their juice. Bring to a boil and let simmer.
• While simmering, add your pepper, garlic, onion, and olive oil to a pan and sauté for about five minutes or until ingredients are translucent. Chop the ingredients finely or use a grater if you prefer not to have them visible in the beans.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot with the beans including your sautéed mixture.
• If desired, you can place a bit of the black beans in the sautéed mixture first and mash them up in order for the pepper mixture to mix better with the beans. This helps thicken the consistency.
• Stir well and allow to simmer for 5-7 minutes on low heat.
• Add a bit more olive oil right before serving.