El Pollo Loco Chicken

El Pollo Loco knock-off recipe. This is it, from Nancy Berry from the Orange County Register newspaper. The company used to sell a dry seasoning packet that you just added the juice too, but I cant find it anymore. This is as close as you will get to the origianal

• Ready In: 24 hrs 48 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 chicken dinner

Ingredients

• 6  ounces  pineapple juice
• 2  tablespoons lime juice
• 1  tablespoon white vinegar
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  mild chili pepper, remove stem and seeds from chiles, finely minced (Anaheim or California)
• 8  drops  yellow food coloring (but accurate) (optional)
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 4  lbs frying chicken, cut up

Directions

1. Marinate chicken in zip-lock bag over-nite.
2. Reserve 1/4 cup marinade to baste while cooking, making sure the chicken cooks on both sides minutes AFTER basting the final time--we don't want our Italian friend Sal Monilla to show up :-).
3. Grill over indirect heat, turning 4 times, 12 minutes each time.
4. Serve with your favorite tortillas, rice and Borracho beans.