You Won’t Be Able to Get Enough of This Peruvian Chicken

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Peruvian chicken is famous for being super flavorful and yummy, and you can make it easily at home with this recipe!

Ingredients 

  • 3 minced cloves of garlic 
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of  kosher salt
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 4 pound chicken

Recipe

  1. In a small bowl, mix the garlic, all the spices, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the zest from one of the lemons. Cut the lemons in half and use the juice from one whole lemon plus half of the second. Mix well. 
  2. Put the chicken onto a cutting board, breast side down, and cut along both sides of the backbone of the chicken with kitchen shears to remove the backbone, also known as spatchcocking. Then, turn the chicken breast side up, press down on the breastbone to crack it so it lays super flat. 
  3. Pat down with paper towels and juice the other half of the lemon right onto the skin and inside the chicken. 
  4. Take 2 tablespoons of the spice mixture and spread it under the skin, and season the chicken skin with the 1 teaspoon of salt left. 
  5. Put the chicken into a roasting pan, roast at 400 F for about 50-60 minutes, brushing the bird with the juices it releases every 20 minutes along with some of the leftover spice mixture. 
  6. When the juices run clear, take the chicken out, let it rest for 15 minutes, and enjoy!