When my kids were young, there was a chain of restaurants called El Pollo Asado, in our area. I don’t know what happened to them or exactly when they went away. But we really loved their chicken.

Photo credit – stolen from Ty’s Facebook page

Fast forward to this past Sunday when I was over at my cousin, Ty, and his wife Michelle’s, home for potluck Basketball & BBQ.  Since it was a smaller crowd than they’ve had in the past, Ty brought in chicken instead of grilling.

Three it was – that chicken we loved so much – way back when.

Ty said he got the chicken from El Pollo Asado, but when I went to look up the location, I could only find El Pollo Loco. I’m guessing that is what he meant, and where he bought the chicken.

I decided to try and recreate it at home.

This comes pretty close. Not exactly that same distinctive flavor – but close enough – in a pinch.

P.S. Ignore the fact that in the photo above, I have only 2 oranges and 3 limes. I flipped that ratio after the photo was taken and conveniently forgot to take another picture. Please forgive.

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