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Achiote-Marinated Chicken Wrapped in Banana Leaves
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Cuisine: Central/South American | Course Type: Main Courses
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Queezle_Sister from Salt Lake City, UT
A lovely flavor, albeit a bit too salty for me.
Chicken is marinated in an achiote (annato seeds)-cumin-orange juice-vinegar-oregano mixture. We substituted boneless thighs for breasts, and marinated for about 10 hours.
My husband did a superb job of wrapping with the banana leaves and grilling. Be sure to use a sweet onion (I used white onion - not so good).
Also avoid getting the excess salt on the chicken as you wrap it. Some bites were too salty.
I agree with Andrew - these would be spectacular for a party. We found the banana leaves and aciote (annato seeds) in a local hispanic market.
If you click through the pictures, you will see the packets pre-cooked and after cooking. So pretty!
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