Cuban-Style Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

3 1/2 lbs	1589g / 56oz	Frying chicken cut in - 16 to 18 pieces
1/4 cup	59ml	Strained fresh lime - juice
1/4 cup	59ml	Dark rum
2		Garlic - mashed
2 tablespoons	30ml	Annatto oil
2 teaspoons	10ml	Dark soy sauce
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly ground black - pepper
2 cups	474ml	Vegetable oil
		Rice - or ...
		Fried plantains

Recipe Instructions

In a large glass bowl, mix together the lime juice, rum, garlic, annato oil, and soy sauce. Add the chicken pieces and turn until thoroughly coated with the mixture. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.

Mix the flour, salt, and pepper together and spread in a shallow dish or on foil. Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Discard marinade. Dredge chicken in flour mixture. In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil until a haze appears.

Fry the chicken pieces, turning occasionally until brown on all sides. Serve hot with rice or fried plantains.

Source:
Cindy Revelle

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