Mexican Roadside Chicken with Green Onions from Rick Bayless, winner Top Chef Master

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Mexican Roadside Chicken with Green Onions

- serves 4 -

Adapted from Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless

Ingredients

For the rub:

1 1/2 teaspoons ground ancho chile powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican

A big pinch of ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped or crushed through a garlic press

3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1 teaspoon salt, plus a little more for the onions

1 large chicken, about 3 lbs, butterflied

2 large bunches of green onions or knob onions

A little olive oil for brushing the onions

Grilled tomatillo salsa, for serving

Procedure

1. Light a chimney 3/4 full of charcoal. While the charcoal is lighting, mix all the ingredients for the rub together in a small bowl.

2. When the charcoal is fully lit and covered in gray ash, pour coals out and arrange them on one side of the charcoal grate, keeping the other side empty. Place the chicken over the cool side of the grill, skin side down, and brush exposed side with the wet rub. Flip the chicken over and brush the other side with the rub. Cover the grill and cook, basting occasionally with any remaining rub, at 350 degrees until an instant read thermometer reads 165 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the breast, about 45 minutes. Remove the chicken from the grill and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.

3. While the chicken is resting, brush the onions with olive oil and season with salt. Place the onions over the hot side of the grill and cook until tender and browned, about 5 minutes per side.

4. To serve, cut the chicken into quarters, top with green onions and tomatillo salsa.

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Oh, Oh, that looks wonderful and you know I love the citrus and heat, with garlic a given!!!! thanks

 
I was just wondering what to grill this weekend. This looks great. I was so glad Rick won. He

seems like such a nice guy.

 
I don't know if you caught the last show or not. The judges were oohing aahing for a sauce he had;

turns out it took him 20 years to come up with the final taste. I have patience, but not that kind smileys/smile.gif

 
His mole. I watched a travel show once where they were showing the women in a little

back-country village making mole. The roasted each spice individually and ground each by hand on a molcajete. It was an all-day affair. Some of the recipes may have twenty ingredients or more. It is good stuff if you've never had it. They are not all as sophisticated or complicated as the one he did or that I'm talking about. It is actually pretty approachable.

 
Melissa, I couldn't remember what it was, but you're right, it was mole. I wish I'd seen the show

you saw.

It's amazing that he spent so many years trying to get the flavor! I'd love to taste it!

He's likely to keep it for his restaurant business, but wouldn't it be nice if he bottles it!!!

 
It would. I just looked at his Frontera items he sells, but mole isn't one of them. Some of his

Mole recipes are posted on the net though. It is just one of those things I'd have to really be in the mood to mess with. There is a cheap little Mexican place up the road from my office that specializes in Tortas, which are Mexican sub sandwiches. They alsomake really good Mole enchiladas and one of the guys I work with gets them every time we order from there.

 
Well here is one with 20+ ingredients that I have packed around for a long time.

one of my coworkers (we usually don't work with two cooks) and I swear the next time we work together, we will make it!! we usually have almost all the stuff on board.

However, we ran this around the old swap and it was pretty much decided the "mole police" would not come to your house if you use Dona Maria.

It is very good, I had quite a few different ones working in Mexico and it stands up. I like the original and the Verde.

Also, I live alone and you mix it 4/1, so a jar makes me four meals with leftovers. I use 1/4 jar and 4 chiicken thighs. Jar stores fine in refer.

enjoy,
Nan

made it once with a 12-15#turkey and don't remember how many little jars--thinking 4-5?

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