Baja Chicken
photo by j13jdp
- Ready In:
- 25hrs
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
1/2 Cup
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1 lime, juice of
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄8 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon jalapeno powder (if not available use crushed red pepper)
- 1 lb boneless chicken thighs
directions
- mix all ingredients except chicken in a bowl.
- add chicken and let marinate 24 - 48 hours.
- take chicken out of marinade and place in a 9x13 baking dish.
- bake uncovered in a 425 degree F oven for 30 minutes.
- cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 30 more minutes.
- while still warm place in a mixer and slowly beat with paddle to shred or shred by hand when cool enough to do so.
- serve over rice or wrapped in a tortilla.
- Alternate cooking method using a grill.
- reserve 1/3 of marinade.
- mix chicken into the rest of marinade.
- marinate 24 - 48 hours.
- cook the chicken on a grill until outside is slightly blackened.
- put in a 9x13 pan
- add the reserved marinade.
- cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes.
- shred as described above.
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