Protein Swap | Sheet Pan Peruvian Pollo a la Brasa
with Mixed Peppers & Ají Verde
Cooking time
20 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
470 /serving
Order pollo a la brasa in Peru, and you’ll get succulently bronzed chicken prepared rotisserie style. We’re subbing in a sheet pan and scattering it with colourful mini peppers and poblanos. Complement the prickly spicing with a roasted garlic and cilantro ají verde sauce.
We will send you:
- 4 Canadian-raised chicken thighs (air chilled)
- 14g Cilantro
- 2 Poblano peppers (or green peppers)
- 200g Mini sweet peppers
- 15g Minced roasted garlic
- 30ml Red wine vinegar
- 30ml Organic BBQ sauce (no added sugar)
- 8g Peruvian Palate spices (cumin, sweet paprika, red chili pepper flakes, oregano, dried vegetables, salt, spices, mustard, sugar, sunflower oil, lemon oil)
Contains: Mustard • Sulphites
You will need:
Oil
Parchment paper
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
Total Fat
27 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Sodium
510 mg
Total Carb
21 g
Sugars
8 g
Protein
38 g
Fibre
9 g
Preparation
Start the chicken
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Pat the chicken dry; season with ½ the spices and S&P.
- Arrange on a lined sheet pan and roast, flipping halfway, 10 to 12 min., until partially cooked.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, halve, core and medium-dice the poblanos.
- Roughly chop the cilantro leaves and stems.
- In a large bowl, combine the sweet peppers, poblanos, ½ the garlic, ½ the vinegar, a drizzle of oil, the remaining spices and S&P.
Roast the vegetables & finish the chicken
- When the chicken is partially cooked, add the peppers and brush the chicken with the BBQ sauce.
- Roast, flipping the vegetables halfway, 10 to 12 min., until the chicken* is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
Make the ají verde
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the cilantro, remaining garlic and vinegar, 2 tbsp oil (double for 4 portions) and S&P.
Plate your dish
- Divide the chicken and vegetables between your plates.
- Drizzle with the ají verde. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
