Dinosaur Bbq Mojito Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 cups fresh orange juice
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 8 pieces chicken
• 1 large onion, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
• 2 tablespoons fresh italian parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 to make the marinade:.
• 2 mix the garlic, onions, orange and lime juices in a bowl.
• 3 heat the olive oil in a large saucepan until just smoking.
• 4 cover your arms and put on potholder mitts. slide the contents of the bowl into the hot oil – be very careful because the liquid will spatter.
• 5 simmer for 5 minutes.
• 6 season the marinade with the rest of the ingredients.
• 7 pour everything into a blender or food processor and pulse 3 times to combine. pour into a plastic container and cool to room temp; then cover and refrigerate. will keep for up to 2 weeks.
• 8 to make the chicken:.
• 9 spread the chicken out in a baking dish and pour the marinade over it. rub some of the marinade under the skin.
• 10 marinate the chicken for 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.
• 11 turn the oven onto 375.
• 12 scatter the onion over the bottom of a roasting pan, and put the chicken on top, skin side up.
• 13 pour the remaining marinade over the chicken and roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes, til the chicken is golden and cooked through.
• 14 serve the chicken with pan juices and sprinkle with parsley to garnish. if desired, squeeze lime wedges over chicken.