Cuban Garlic Chicken

Hey Jude's Note:

This is straight from Havana, from a restaurant called "Gladys' House". Adapted from a recipe printed in the Chicago Tribune. You can find bottled sour orange juice in Hispanic markets or well-stocked Hispanic aisles in your local grocery store. Cook/prepare time includes marination time of one hour. I'm having a really hard time getting the first ingredient through the Zaar editor, but it's 2, 3-4 lb. chickens, cut into serving pieces

• Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 -8 lbs whole chickens (2 3-4 lb. chicken, cut into pieces)
• 12 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup sour orange juice (or 1/2 cup orange juice mixed with 1/2 cup lime juice)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions:

1. Place the chicken in a container large enough to hold all the pieces (I used an extra-large zip-loc bag).
2. Combine the garlic, sour orange juice, salt, vinegar, pepper, oregano and cumin in a small bowl. pour the marinade evenly over the chicken; cover chicken (or close bag and smush it around); refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
3. Heat oven to 450°. Arrange chicken in one layer in a roasting pan; pour the marinade evenly over the top of the chicken.
4. Roast the chicken in the lower third of the oven, stirring during the last 10 minutes to coat with the sauce, until it is cooked through and the sauce begins to caramelize, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
5. Remove the chicken to a platter, spoon garlic sauce over the pieces.

Reviews

[whtbxrmom]

In our house there is no such thing as too much garlic. Even though there is plenty of garlic in the recipe, I added a little extra. ;0) The family really enjoyed this. Next time I make it I might get one of the disposable roasting pans to cook it in. Clean up is the hardest part of making this dish.

[Pogoattack123]

Just made this with the wife tonight and it turned out amazing. I am making chicken soup with the leftover....So good. The taste almost reminded me of El Siboney in Key West.

[beherenow]

This was so flavorful! I used half orange juice, a quarter lime juice, and a quarter lemon juice. We made it with black beans and rice. The flavor was very unique with a definite tartness that my husband and I loved. He dubbed it "one of the best five chicken dishes of all time" - can't beat that! Thanks for the recipe, Hey Jude!