Thursday, October 27, 2005

El Pollo Loco Chicken and Black Beans

In California and now in other states their is a chain resturant called El Pollo Loco (Crazy Chicken) that serve pretty good citrus-marinated chicken tha tyou cna get with side.
These are recipes made up to taste like what you can get there.

Pollo Loco Chicken

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Lemon -- juice of
1 Large Orange -- juice of
2 Tablespoons Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3/4 Cup Hienz chili sauce
2 Teaspoons Sugar
2 Teaspoons Garlic powder
Tabasco sauce to taste
2 Tablespoons Vegetable oil
4 Chicken breasts -- boneless*

*You can use cut up whole chicken.

Mix all ingredients, except chicken, together. Add chicken
and marinate for 4-24 hours.
Grill for about 10 minutes on each side. Serve with tortillas and salsa.


Black Beans


Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 tablespoon bacon grease or oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 small yellow pepper, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 2 pounds black beans, canned
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 tablespoons canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, or more to taste (optional)
Directions:
In a sauce pan add the bacon grease, onion, pepper and garlic; cook until tender. Mix in all remaining ingredients. Heat until bubbling (20 to 30 minutes).

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