Cuban Mojo Chicken

Name: Cuban Mojo Chicken
Total time: 780 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 pounds bone-in skin-on chicken thighs ( or chicken drumsticks, about 8 pieces total); ⅓ cup olive oil; ½ cup cilantro (lightly packed); 1 teaspoon orange zest; ⅓ cup orange juice (fresh); ¼ cup fresh lime juice; ¾ teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 ½ tablespoon chopped fresh mint; 4 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 orange (cut into wedges); chopped fresh cilantro (for garnish)

Roasted chicken marinated in a fantastic Cuban Mojo marinade! it’s citrusy, garlicky, with fresh lime flavours and cilantro. Packs some serious flavours!

⏱️ 780 min 🔪 Prep: 10 min 🔥 Cook: 50 min 📊 Hard ⭐ 5.0 (91) 👁️ 7 views

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Ingredients

5 servings

2 pounds bone-in skin-on chicken thighs ( or chicken drumsticks, about 8 pieces total)
⅓ cup olive oil
½ cup cilantro (lightly packed)
1 teaspoon orange zest
⅓ cup orange juice (fresh)
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¾ teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 ½ tablespoon chopped fresh mint
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 orange (cut into wedges)
chopped fresh cilantro (for garnish)

Steps

Place the marinade ingredients in a food processor. Blend until the cilantro is finely chopped.
Pour the marinade over chicken in a large bowl. Cover with cling wrap and marinate for 12 – 36 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Place chicken in a baking pan, and scrape in residual marinade in the bowl. Place thighs skin side DOWN. Add orange wedges, if using.
Bake chicken for 30 minutes. Remove and turn chicken. Spoon over pan juices.
Bake for a further 20 minutes or until the skin is nicely browned. Rest for 5 minutes then serve!