Chicken Mixiote al Pibil

Because we know you can't resist pibil, we bring you these chicken mixiotes, easy, economical, and delicious, accompanied by pickled onions with a touch of roasted habanero.
Ingredients
3
Servings
  • 1/4 onions, roasted 1/4 onions, roasted
  • 6 cloves garlic, roasted 6 cloves garlic, roasted
  • 4 allspice berries, roasted
  • 1/2 cups achiote, liquid
  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice 1 1/2 cups orange juice
  • 1/4 cups white vinegar
  • 6 chickens, leg and thigh
  • hoja santa
  • banana leaf
  • avocado leaves
  • 1 cup red onion, in half moons, for the pickling 1 cup red onion, in half moons, for the pickling
  • 3 Habanero chiles, roasted and in strips, for the pickling
  • 1/4 cups lime juice, for the pickling 1/4 cups lime juice, for the pickling
  • 1 teaspoon oregano, for the pickling 1 teaspoon oregano, for the pickling
  •   salt, for the pickling salt, for the pickling
  • pepper, for the pickling
Preparation
2h
1h
Low
  • In a molcajete, add the onion, garlic, peppers, and crush with the pestle until you get a paste, gradually add the achiote, the orange juice, and mix until you achieve a uniform consistency. Set aside.
  • Pour the previous preparation over the chicken and marinate for 1 hour.
  • On a clay griddle, roast the banana leaves until they soften. Set aside.
  • On a board, place a banana leaf, a hoja santa, the pieces of chicken, avocado leaves, season with salt and pepper, cover the mixiotes completely with the banana leaf. Repeat the process until all the mixiotes are formed. Set aside.
  • In a clay pot, place water, a rack, and place the mixiotes, cook for 1 hour over medium heat.
  • For the pickling, mix the onions, habanero pepper, lime, oregano, season with salt and pepper, and let marinate for 1 hour. Set aside.
  • Serve the mixiotes on a large plate with pickled onions, and accompany with white rice and tortillas. Enjoy!

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