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Cuban Chicken with Chili Roasted Yams

  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine
  • Cook Time: 80
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 small 2-3 lb chicken
  • 1 orange – zest and juice
  • 1 large lime – zest and juice
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • 1/3 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted (or ground cumin)
  • 1.5 TB oil
  • 1 TB olive oil
  • 1 onion – sliced ½ thick rings
  • 1 leek – sliced into ½ inch thick rings
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • extra lime and cilantro for garnish
  • 2 yams – ½ inch thick slices, cut in half
  • 2 TB olive oil
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • lime wedges

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken for at least 1 hour at room temperature or up to 24 hours refrigerated. Make marinade: Zest orange and lime and set aside. Add juice from lime and orange ( should be at least a ½ cup total ) and garlic to a blender. Add oil, salt, pepper, cumin. Blend well. Rinse and truss chicken and place in large Ziploc bag, with the marinade, turning to coat all the nooks and crannies. Let sit at room temp for one hour, turning occasionally. (Or marinate up to 24 hours in the refrigerator). In a large dutch oven, heat 1-2 T oil over medium heat. Add the onion “rings”, sauté on med high heat, stirring often until golden and just tender about 4-5 minutes. Add leeks, turn heat to med, sauté 3-4 more minutes. Add the wine, half of the orange and lime zest, the bay leaves and turn heat off. Remove chicken from marinade and set it aside on a plate or on parchment paper. Pour all remaining marinade into the pot with the onions and peppers, and give a stir. Nestle the trussed chicken breast side DOWN in the pot. Place on the lower rack of a 425 F oven for 20 minutes. Turn chicken over, reduce heat to 400, and continue to roast until inner thigh reaches 165 F -about 35-45 minutes more.
  2. Let rest 10 minutes before carving.
  3. To make roasted yams, toss cut yams in medium bowl with olive oil, salt, chili powder, allspice, coating evenly. Spread out on a parchment lined baking sheet and roast @ 400 F until tender, about 30 minutes. Squeeze with lime before serving.
  4. Cut chicken and serve over roasted sweet potatoes, making sure to scoop up some of the braised leeks, onions and pan juices. Garnish with a squeeze of lime, a sprinkling of lime and orange zest and fresh cilantro.

Notes

  • Not included in your box: Salt, Pepper, Cumin Seeds, Olive Oil, White Wine, Chili Powder, Allspice.