Chicken Inasal

Commonly known simply as inasal, is a variant of the Filipino chicken dish known as lechon manok. It is chicken marinated in a mixture of calamansi, pepper, coconut vinegar and annatto, then grilled over hot coals while basted with the marinade. This is very popular in Bacolod but not many are selling it here in Cavite City.

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken cut into serving pieces

2 tablespoons garlic minced

3/4 cup lemongrass chopped

1 cup coconut vinegar

1/2 cup lemon or calamansi juice

1 tablespoon salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup 7 Up

1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper

Basting Sauce:

3 tablespoons atsuete oil

1/2 cup margarine softened

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon lemon or calamansi juice

Procedure:

In a large bowl, combine chicken, lemongrass, salt, ground black pepper, ginger, garlic, brown sugar, vinegar, 7Up, and lemon juice.

Stir mixture. Marinade overnight.

In a bowl, combine margarine, atsuete oil, salt, and lemon juice then stir. Set aside.

Grill the chicken while basting generous amount of the margarine mixture.

Transfer the grilled chicken to a serving plate.