🇵🇪 How to Make Pollo a la Brasa

Craving Pollo a la Brasa? On FoodNeverComes the food never actually comes — so here's how to make real Pollo a la Brasa at home, in about 1 hr 30 min + marinating, with stuff you probably already have.

🛒 Ingredients

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• 1 whole chicken
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp ají panca paste
• 1 tbsp dark beer or vinegar
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp oregano
• juice of 1 lime

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Blend everything except the chicken into a dark, thick marinade.
2. Rub it all over and inside the chicken, get it under the skin, and leave overnight. Anything less than 8 hrs and you are just roasting a chicken.
3. Bring it to room temperature before cooking.
4. Roast at 200°C for 20 min, then drop to 180°C for 50–60 min, basting twice.
5. Rest 15 min before carving.
6. Serve with chips and the green ají sauce — mayo blitzed with coriander, chilli and lime.