{"id":841,"date":"2026-01-16T23:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=841"},"modified":"2026-01-16T23:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:58:13","slug":"peruvian-pollo-a-la-brasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/peruvian-pollo-a-la-brasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa (Rotisserie Chicken)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>For the Chicken:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 whole chicken (3\u20134 lbs \/ 1.3\u20131.8 kg), cleaned and patted dry<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional, for heat)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp white vinegar or lime juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>For the Green Sauce (Aji Verde):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup fresh cilantro<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 jalape\u00f1os or green chilies, seeded<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp lime juice<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Water as needed for consistency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Marinate the Chicken:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In a bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, paprika, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, cayenne, and vinegar. Rub the mixture all over the chicken, including under the skin. Marinate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight in the fridge.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Cook the Chicken:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Preheat your rotisserie or oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Roast or rotisserie the chicken for 1\u20131.5 hours, basting occasionally, until the internal temperature reaches 165\u00b0F (74\u00b0C) and skin is crispy and golden.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Make the Aji Verde:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Blend cilantro, jalape\u00f1os, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic, salt, and water until smooth. Adjust consistency with water as needed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Serve:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Carve chicken and serve with Aji Verde sauce on the side. Perfect with roasted potatoes or rice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa (Rotisserie Chicken) Ingredients For the Chicken: 1 whole chicken (3\u20134 lbs \/ 1.3\u20131.8 kg), cleaned&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":843,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841\/revisions\/843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}