Pollo Asado is Latin style roasted chicken full of flavor. This is my simple Colombian version of roasted chicken legs. Easy and quick recipe for a weeknight meal.
Colombian-Style Roasted Chicken Legs (Piernas de Pollo Asadas a mi Estilo Colombiano)
Ingredients
- 12 chicken drumsticks skin on
- Cooking spray
- 5 scallions chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ cup chopped white onion
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Instructions
- In a food processor, place the scallions, garlic, onion, cilantro, thyme, vinegar, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Process to a paste.
- Place the chicken in a zip -bag and add the marinade. Move around to cover evenly. Refrigerate the chicken overnight.
- Cover a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray. Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and heat the broiler to high.
- Place the chicken legs on the baking sheet. Broil for about 10 minutes and turn the legs one time and cook for 12 to 15 minutes more or until the chicken is cooked and the skin is browned. Let it rest for 5 minutes and transfer to a serving plate.
Nutrition
Asado or roasted, is one of my favorite ways to eat chicken. This is one of those dishes of which you’ll find many variations all over the world. In Colombia, we season the chicken with our traditional seasonings and let it sit in the fridge overnight which makes the meat moist and the skin very flavorful.
Colombian restaurants cook this style of chicken on horizontal rotisseries that you can see through the windows while walking on the streets. The smell of pollo asado is like heaven to me. Just writing this post makes me want to rush to the airport, travel to Medellín, and go to a restaurant called Kokoriko to eat a whole pollo asado with corn cakes(arepas) and salted potatoes(papa salada). I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I do.
Velva
Erica- I love your recipes. This would be a fabulous weeknight mea that can be prepared the night before. I am printing this recipe!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Thankyou for sharing this recipe! I haven't had much Columbian food so I'm really interested in trying this! 😀
Oysterculture
You're killing me with all these yummy ideas - and I am trying so hard t be good for Thanksgiving.
Erica
Thank you all so much for reading my post! I truly appreciate all your comments 🙂
Gera @ SweetsFoods
Erica love roasted chicken and as you said you tend following the smell of it. Wonderful flavors on this recipe!!
Cheers!
Gera
Juliana
Oh! Your chicken legs look yummie, interesting that you add white vinegar...makes my mouth water 😉
Sophie
MMMMM,... & wow, erica!! these chicken legs look fantastic!! I so love all of the combined yummie flavours!!
An excellent picture as well! Yum Yum Yum!
CJ
Do you think this recipe can be used with breasts?
Erica Dinho
Yes, the cooking time is going to be different. Depending on the breast size and if it's bone in.
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
This chicken looks totally droolworthy! Great pics!
Jhonny Walker
Roasted chicken legs...my favorite. And these look gorgeous... I will definitely do this this week....what a grand recipe...you aclearly turning into my fave chef!! you have any place I can buy some of the stuff you use?
thanks
Erica
Thank you guys for the comments!
Ruth
Thank you Erica for all your recipies ....keeps our land close to our hearts.☺
Barbara
Oh my gosh! Your photo made my mouth water!
Great recipe! ( gotta have drumsticks- they're my favorite!)
Claudia Medeiros
I will try this ! I must try this ! Yummy !!!!
Have a sweet and beautiful day, Erica 😉
Sarah Naveen
OOh!!! Yummy Yummy Chicken...Love to have this any time..Gotta try this soon..Excellent pic too...
Anonymous
Son muy sabrosas
rebecca subbiah
oh wow I am making this today Erica hubby is of to get the cilantro!
Kim
The color on that chicken is perfection! I just wanna grab one and gobble it up 😀
Divina
I should try this soon for my nephew. He loves fried chicken and would be great to try a new flavor.