Grilled Citrus Chicken

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Winner winner, chicken dinner. This year, while on spring break, we tried Pollo Tropical, which for those of you that have never had it or heard of it, it’s a local Florida fast food chain.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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Servings: people

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

1 Whole Cut Up Chicken
1/2 cup Orange Juice
1/2 cup Grapefruit Juice
2 Limes - Squeezed juice
1/4 cup Olive Oil
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
1/2 White Onion Minced
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Pepper
2 tsp Cumin
2 tsp Dried Oregano

Instructions

Marinade Instructions:

Mix together ½ cup orange juice, ½ cup grapefruit juice, juice from 2 limes, olive oil, minced garlic and white onion, some salt, pepper, cumin, dried oregano.
In a large container, submerge a whole cut up chicken in 3/4 of the citrus marinade.
Refrigerate for 24 hrs.
Set aside the remaining 1/4 of the marinade. It will be used the next day for additional basting while on the grill.

Grilling Chicken Instructions:

Heat up the grill to 400 degrees and setup for dual zone cooking.
Place the marinated chicken on the grill indirect heat for 20 minutes.
Baste with the marinade you set aside the day prior.
Next, place on direct heat for a nice sear while continuing to baste.
Once the chicken reaches 160 degrees internal heat, take it off the grill and let it rest for about 10 minutes until it reaches 165 internal temp.
Serve and enjoy!

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