Pollo Preparado, Sin Hueso
I live in the Los Angeles area and there's a ridiculous number of carnicerias, or Mexican meat markets, here. There's one on my street, there's one up the street, they're everywhere and I love it. For as long as I can remember I've been eating a type of "prepared" chicken from these carnicerias. It's my dad's favorite thing to order and in turn, it turned into my favorite thing. We get five pounds of it, grill it, and stuff our faces knowing it's healthy and delicious.
I usually go to my dad for all things Mexican/spanish-related, but he didn't know the answer either. This chicken I order, this "pollo preparado, sin hueso" ('prepared' boneless chicken), is rubbed with some kind of spice mixture, I know that much. It has kind of an orange tint and it's marinating with red onions, cilantro, and green bell peppers.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? And if so, what's the spice rub on the chicken? My dad thinks the flavor comes from the vegetables it sits with and that the color comes from food coloring. I think it's a spice rub or marindade of some kind. Does anyone know for sure?
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5 Comments:
There was a similar thread on Chowhound about Vallarta's Carne Asada.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/331522
I am sure there is some kind of spice mixture that gives the chicken flavor.
LearP at 1:56AM on 05/12/09
The color may come from achiote/annatto seeds. Probably the marinate mixture has some Sazon Goya packages. It comes in regular, with achiote or even with azafran.
MadelynRodriguez at 10:32AM on 05/12/09
Ask the guys behind the counter!
veggiesattva at 11:11AM on 05/12/09
I'm with veggies - ask the guys behind the counter. I'm betting every carniceria has its own spice mixture. If you're really nice, they might divulge it - and even if they tell you the ingredients, unless they give you measurements, you're not likely to reproduce it exactly. (I'm sure whatever incarnation you come up with will taste great.)
therealchiffonade at 12:15PM on 05/12/09
Sazon.
Kerosena at 12:42PM on 05/12/09