This is a famous Filipino grilled chicken dish. The word " INASAL" means Chargrilled or Roasted Meat.
Key Features of Chicken Inasal *Marinade* - what sets chicken inasal apart is it's flavorful marinade. It usually includes calamansi or lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, ginger, lemongrass and annatto oil (asuete) which gives it its distinct orange color.
*Grilling Method* - the chicken is skewered on bamboo sticks and grilled over hot coals often basted with a mixture of oil annatto and sometimes margarine while being cooked to keep it juicy and flavorful.
Ingredients : For the marinade: 1 kg chicken ( leg quarter or thigh parts) 1/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup calamansi or lemon juice 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 thumb-sized ginger - grated 2 stalks lemon grass pounded and chopped 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
For the Basting Sauce: 1/4 cup annatto (asuete) oil 2 tbsp melted butter or margarine 1 clove garlic crushed A pinch of salt. #chickeninasal #filipinodish