![]() If you have ever traveled the roads of Puerto Rico then you surely know what I’m talking about. Street vendors cooking and selling Pollo Asado al Carbon from their food trucks and roadside kiosks is hugely popular in Puerto Rico. What Spices to Use for Pollo al Carbon?Īlthough most Puerto Rican cooks follow a range of similar spices, of course, not everyone makes Pollo al Carbon exactly the same. We all tend to hone our recipes to our liking.īut there are a few spices and blends we all will always add to our charcoaled chicken. These include garlic, sazon, oregano and of course adobo.Īs you make this chicken over and over, you may decide to add other spices such as paprika.īut for 100% authentic Puerto Rican charcoal chicken, you must at the very least use garlic, oregano, sazon and adobo. Here are two excellent marinades for Puerto Rican Pollo al Carbon. The first one is very simple but incredibly delicious and my go to marinade most of the time.Īdd the garlic cloves, oregano, crushed red pepper and oil to a food chopper or blender and blend until a paste forms. Season the chicken both inside and outside with the marinade.Īfter seasoning chicken with the marinade, sprinkle adobo all over chicken.Īdd all the ingredients to a bowl and using a whisk mix well together. Season the chicken both inside and outside with the marinade. Must I Butterfly the Chicken to Cook on GrillĪlthough, you can of course roast a whole chicken on the charcoal grill, it will take longer and is somewhat harder to cook evenly. However, if you own a rotisserie grill, leaving the chicken whole is perfectly fine, as the spinning action of the spit, allows for even cooking.Īs a matter of fact, this is how many vendors in Puerto Rico cook pollo al carbon. However, the beauty of homemade recipes is you are the boss of your kitchen! Traditionally pollo al carbon is made using the whole chicken.Ĭan I Use Other Pieces of Chicken to Make Pollo Asado al Carbon? Otherwise, it is much better to butterfly the chicken so that it cooks both faster and evenly. ![]() You certainly can use any cut of chicken you like.ĭrumsticks, thighs, wings, chicken breasts or a combination of!Īlthough I do recommend, that if you’re going to use chicken breasts for this recipe, it is best to buy chicken breasts with the bone in. Using bone-in breasts cooks juicier, moist pieces of breasts versus using boneless breasts. I highly recommend using the lid to your charcoal grill. This will not only allow the chicken to cook faster but more importantly to cook fully through. Normally you’re looking at about 1½ hours to cook the pollo al carbon. Several factors will affect the cooking time. The weight of the chicken, outside temperature and the type of charcoal used. The important thing is to make sure the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165° degrees. If you do not have a meat thermometer, just make sure the juices that are released from the chicken run clear. To do this, remove the chicken from the grill and allow it to rest a few minutes before cutting.Īfter the chicken has rested for about 10 minutes, cut the chicken at one of the joints. ![]() The chicken should be moist and juices should run clear. Must I Use Lump Charcoal to Make Pollo Asado al Carbon? If not, simply return the chicken to the grill and cook in intervals of 10-15 minutes until fully cooked. Santos had no comment on Repsol’s timeline, except to point to its own second quarter report, which states, “Pikka Phase 1 project in Alaska has received all major environmental and regulatory approvals and has sufficiently advanced FEED work to achieve FID-ready status, as planned.” The same sentence appears in Santos’ first quarter report in April.This authentic Pollo Asado al Carbon is meant to be cooked as it is traditionally done. In a second-quarter earnings call last week, Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz said, “In Alaska, the final investment decision for the development of Pikka is expected to be taken this quarter, with first oil forecast in the first half of 2026.”Ī year ago, before the Santos takeover, Oil Search had predicted first oil in 2025. The other 49 percent belongs to Spanish oil company Repsol. The Australian oil company acquired Papua New Guinea-based Oil Search in December, including its Alaska headquarters in the former BP building in Anchorage and a 51 percent stake in Pikka, a promising North Slope prospect west of ConocoPhillips’ Kuparuk unit. ![]()
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