Peruvian night

caliking

Peruvian chicken with traditional sides ( I think). 

Chicken marinade had aji amarillo paste, DP Peruvianish, oregano, garlic, and other stuff. Butterflied the drumsticks, as is the current rage. 

Starting up the rice. Similar to arroz verde. 

Plated up. Caliqueen made a Peruvian quinoa salad. Dressed with green sauce, and a creamy rocoto pepper sauce. 

caliking

And, on a different note, had mariachi come to serenade caliqueen for Valentine’s Day. 

Turned out to be a pretty fun day

Dyal_SC

Ok now you’ve made us all look bad.  Mariachi is a level I’ll never achieve. 

Ozzie_Isaac

caliking said:

And, on a different note, had mariachi come to serenade caliqueen for Valentine’s Day. 

Turned out to be a pretty fun day

I love this tradition you have!

Canugghead

Wow but not surprised! 

6baluts

- Peruvian charcoal chicken along with salsa criolla is one of my favorite chicken meals.
- Very nice job on that cook sir.

johnmitchell

Beautiful as we have come to expect😋

CTMike

Crushing it as usual dude. We have Peruvian neighbors, and they brought some traditional chicken and rice to a block party we hosted - was phenomenal. 

lousubcap

Always a great cook and presentation.  That plate looks incredible.  Congrats.

Nice V Day move right there.

Foghorn

Yeah.  I'm not showing the mariachi pic to SWMBO.

Nice cook though.  

caliking

Thanks all. I probably should have pulled the chix a minute earlier, but still tasted great. The kick of the aji amarillo comes in a bit later, after the first few bites, so very flavorful. 

Butterflied drumsticks is the way forward IMO. Good flavor penetration, and  easy to eat. 

caliking

Ozzie_Isaac said:

caliking said:

And, on a different note, had mariachi come to serenade caliqueen for Valentine’s Day. 

...

Turned out to be a pretty fun day

I love this tradition you have!

I've had folks sing for caliqueen as a Valentine's day surprise for most of  the years we've been married (a capella group when we lived in IA, mariachi in TX). We enjoy it, and its the best money I spend all year

CPARKTX2

That looks great!   

GrateEggspectations

Amazing as always. Way to do it up. Love the texture you got on the chicken. The mariachi band is pretty clutch too. And here all I got my wife was a bidet. 

BUFFALOMOOSE

Awesome looking plate as usual @caliking. I see you are using grillgrates. I think they are a game changer and love them even though they are a pain to clean. 

Langner91

BUFFALOMOOSE said:

Awesome looking plate as usual @caliking. I see you are using grillgrates. I think they are a game changer and love them even though they are a pain to clean. 

I give them a scrape on the surface of the fins, and go with it.  I figure my food doesn't touch the bottom of the grooves.   

I also use the back for smash burgers, salmon, and other food.  So, that exposes the top to the flames and it burns more crud off that way.

But, I agree, they are tough to actually clean.

caliking

Langner91 said:

BUFFALOMOOSE said:

Awesome looking plate as usual @caliking. I see you are using grillgrates. I think they are a game changer and love them even though they are a pain to clean. 

I give them a scrape on the surface of the fins, and go with it.  I figure my food doesn't touch the bottom of the grooves.   

I also use the back for smash burgers, salmon, and other food.  So, that exposes the top to the flames and it burns more crud off that way.

But, I agree, they are tough to actually clean.

You're supposed to clean them?? I do the same - quick brushing if I see stuff on the ridges, but no more than that.

 I've used them for a couple of cooks now @BUFFALOMOOSE, and really like them. Kept them at the firering level for the cook, with the chix raised at the start. Then removed the AR, and let the chix go on the grillgrates for a few minutes, to sear and char a bit. 

Photo Egg

Love it Dude…and I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks.

caliking

Photo Egg said:

Love it Dude…and I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks.

Thanks. I've been putting the green sauce on everything for the past couple of days.