Pollo Horneado Navideño Hondureño 🍗🎄| Jugoso y Fácil Estilo Casero

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides a similar cooking quality with health benefits.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: water with lemon juice

Chicken broth adds flavor without alcohol and is more economical.

Wash the whole chicken thoroughly and trim excess fat and skin using scissors.

Remove the innards from the chicken.

Rub salt on the chicken to remove any odor and add white vinegar, letting it sit for a while.

Soak the chicken in a bowl with water, adding 1/4 cup of salt and 1/2 cup of white vinegar for 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.

Mash 5 cloves of garlic.

After marinating, season the chicken with onion powder, black sauce, saffron, mustard, ground black pepper, ground cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon of chicken bouillon.

Rub the seasonings all over the chicken, including under the skin.

Add the mashed garlic and bitter orange juice, if available, and optional poultry seasoning.

Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes.

Grease a Pyrex dish with butter and place onion slices at the bottom.

Add celery and bell pepper slices, then tie the chicken legs together with string if possible.

Place the chicken in the dish and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

While the chicken bakes, prepare a sauce with chopped onion, red bell pepper, and margarine, adding a packet of ranch sauce or tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of chicken bouillon, and spices to taste.

After 40 minutes, add chopped carrots, potatoes, and green beans to the chicken, pouring the sauce over everything.

Return the dish to the oven at 350°F for additional cooking time until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 180°F.

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