Recipes · Filipino · Grilled Dishes

Chicken Inasal

One serving has 522 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (68%), niacin (64%), pyridoxine (60%), cobalamin (49%), phosphorus (46%) and manganese (37%). Ready in 155 minutes.

Chicken Inasal
Photo: michael reyes from Philippines, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 135 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (252 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
  • Contains: poultry

Ingredients

  • 190 g Chicken thighs, skin-on, raw
  • 15 g Lime juice
  • 15 g Vinegar, white
  • 8 g Garlic, raw
  • 5 g Ginger, fresh
  • 8 g Lemongrass, raw
  • 0.5 g Black pepper
  • 1 g Salt
  • 1 g Sazón seasoning
  • 8 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Crush the lemongrass, garlic and ginger and mix them with the lime juice, vinegar, black pepper and salt to make the marinade.
  2. Rub the marinade all over the chicken, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, turning once or twice.
  3. Warm the oil with the annatto-style seasoning until it turns a warm orange-red; this is the basting oil.
  4. Heat a grill or griddle pan to medium-high and cook the chicken skin-side down first, basting with the annatto oil every few minutes.
  5. Turn and continue grilling for 15-18 minutes in total, basting often, until the skin is charred in spots and the juices run completely clear.
  6. Check the thickest part reaches 74 °C (165 °F) with no pink before serving with the remaining basting oil spooned over.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy522 kcal25%
Carbohydrates7.6 g
Water168 mL
Fiber0.45 g2%
Protein32.3 g67%
Tryptophan0.32 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.8 g
Methionine0.84 g
Cystine0.35 g
Phenylalanine1.2 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.9 g
Fat39.7 g
Monounsaturated15 g
Polyunsaturated11.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-69.9 g
Saturated9.8 g
Trans-Fats0.22 g
Cholesterol186 mg
Calcium39.2 mg4%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron2.2 mg12%
Magnesium45.4 mg15%
Manganese0.66 mg37%
Phosphorus324 mg46%
Potassium523 mg11%
Selenium37.3 µg68%
Sodium715 mg
Zinc2.8 mg35%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.17 mg15%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.3 mg27%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9 mg64%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.45 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.78 mg60%
Folate (vitamin B9)14.1 µg4%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.2 µg49%
Choline91 mg21%
Vitamin A44.1 µg6%
Vitamin C7.5 mg10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)5.7 IU1%
Vitamin E1.1 mg7%
Vitamin K19.8 µg22%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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