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Pollo loco simply means “crazy chicken.” All I know is that this chicken is seasoned perfectly, the flavors are CRAZY GOOD! I was inspired by the famous chain of restaurants named “El pollo loco.” Although, we will never know the exact recipe; what we do know is, that it’s marinated in citrus, garlic, and spices. Then, cooked over open fire. Talk about a well balanced recipe you can make at home on repeat. Want to impress? make this recipe for your loved ones.
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🌟 Pollo loco recipe
1 Whole Chicken (4-5 lb)
➤ Marinade
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1/4 cup lime juice (2-3 limes)
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34 Comments
My wife mispronounces pollo as "poy-yo". Drives me insane
Can you post the actual recipe? Please!
What is the approximate cook time ?
What type of charcoal did you use? Great recipe, thank you!
Wow, I’ll be right over! Looks delicious and can’t wait to try this recipe! Dang last part made me hungry.. lol ❤
I have made this 3 times. The first 2 times were very good. The 3rd time I let it marinade for 2 days it was amazing.
Yummy. We love Peruvian chicken. It's delicious 😊😊😊
so juicy!
I stopped watching when you said Turmeric. It's Achiote / Annato that gives it the color & flavor.
El pollo loco used to be ok but now is the worst chicken the portions are bunch of beans bunch of rice and dried out chicken if there is any at all I will never go back to el pollo loco
Where did you buy your spice rack? It’s gorgeous
Love
Namaste 🙏 yummy 😋 thanks for sharing this chicken pollo
Pollo loco chicken is boring and dry.
Based on my experience, for your chicken to be like El Pollo Loco you need to let the cooked chicken sit on a warm grill for hours so that the meat becomes very dry and the skin has a leather-like texture.
El Pollo Loco needs to expand to the MidWest!
Im not seeeing a cook time
Very professionally done. Great job.
I have been using a marinade similar to yours. I cook like my mother taught me, without the use of a thermometer and my chicken always come out juicy. I guess with practice you know when its done. Thanks for sharing.
"Tex-Mex"… not Mexican. Good food and video, yet it's important to use the appropriate terminology.
Going to make this on my weber Kamado. Thanks for the recipe!
Looks awesome gracias for sharing
El pollo loco is my favorite chicken to eat. I buy it in Brownsville Tx and McAllen Tx. Loved your video. Now I can try making it myself. Since I’m so far away from a pollo loco chain.
Your accent is amazing
I made this on Saturday, and it was absolutely delicious! My whole family kept raving how moist and flavorful it was. We used to love going to Pollo Loco, but the quality hasn't been the same for years, so thank you so much for this recipe! Now we can have Pollo Loco every weekend, lol.
I highly recommend everyone to try this recipe! You'll never have bbq chicken the same way again!
El Pollo Loco was in San Antonio, TX. Where I once lived it was some of the best chickens.
I was a cook at El pollo loco very briefly transitioning from state to state, and thought your marinade looks way more delicious,
the trick to grilling the chicken is in how you break the back, tuck the wings after you dislocate them so they actually stay and lay flat, same with the thighs and legs, start grilling skin side up if I recall our gill was set up to grill each side like 16mins, but I can't remember exact but something like that 😂
I would eat the most choice burritos for lunch working there that was the bonus making your own fat fresh burrito, sometimes I didn't want to go back to work after eating 😂
I grilled this last night on my offset smoker, and it was delicious! Thank you for the excellent recipe.
I though marinating with citrus is the kiss of death for the meat. The last time I marinated overnight, the chicken became chicken paste after cooking.
While station at El Toro I loved El Polo Loco
1st.time watching your video. Your presentation is easy to follow and genuine. From all the positive comments I can't wait to try. Looking forward to more videos.
What's the difference between Lime and Lemon 🍋?
Hello dear
Thanks for the beautiful recipe. Just want to know the spice box which you used to put all the spice bottles. I just love it can you plz tell me from where to get it. Thanks for the help
Looks amazingly delicious 😋