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A chicken recipe to wow your friends and family GET GRILLING! Barbecued chicken is a popular grilling go-to for many of us. It can also be easy to get into a grilling rut, reaching for the same favorite recipe (or, yes, bottle) every time. America’s Test Kitchen is here to help with its new chicken cookbook, The Chicken Bible. With 500 recipes, you’re guaranteed to find new ways to celebrate all things chicken. Here is one of our favorites designed to take your grilling to the next level.

Grilled Mojo Chicken

Courtesy of America’s Test Kitchen Serves 4 to 6 — Total Time 1 1/2 hours (plus 1 hour marinating time)

Why This Recipe Works

Mojo sauce is a cornerstone of Cuban cookery, and its tart, sweet, and garlicky flavors make for great grilled chicken. To mimic the juice of sour oranges common in mojo marinades, we used a combination of orange and lime juices as well as their zests. Toasting the garlic took off its raw edge. Pineapple juice added sweetness while oregano, black pepper, and cumin provided a spicy backbone. Our bone-in chicken leg quarters stayed juicy on the grill and soaked up marinade well, especially when we slashed them to allow the marinade access to the meat. Basting the meat with the marinade multiple times as it grilled gave the chicken an extra dose of mojo flavor. Canned and bottled pineapple juices are great in this recipe, but when it comes to the citrus, we recommend using freshly squeezed juice. A garlic press makes quick work of mincing the six cloves. Some leg quarters are sold with the backbone attached; removing it before cooking makes the chicken easier to serve.

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 garlic cloves, minced 1/3 cup pineapple juice 1 tbs yellow mustard 2 tsp grated orange zest plus 1/3 cup juice 2 tsp lime zest plus 1/3 cup juice (3 limes) 1 1/4 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp pepper, divided 3/4 tsp dried oregano 2 tbs coarsely chopped fresh cilantro 1 tbs minced jalapeño chile 1 tsp table salt 1 tbs table salt for marinade 6 (10- to 12-ounce) chicken leg quarters, trimmed

1. Heat oil and garlic in small saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until tiny bubbles appear and garlic is fragrant and straw-colored, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool for at least 5 minutes. 2. Whisk pineapple juice, mustard, orange zest and juice, lime zest and juice, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon pepper, and oregano together in medium bowl. Slowly whisk in cooled garlic oil until emulsified.

3. Transfer half of mojo mixture to small bowl and stir in cilantro, jalapeño, salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper; set aside mojo sauce. 4. Whisk 1 tablespoon salt into remaining mojo mixture until dissolved. Transfer mojo marinade to 1-gallon zipper-lock bag. 5. Place chicken, skin side up, on cutting board and pat dry with paper towels. Leaving drumsticks and thighs attached, make 4 parallel diagonal slashes in each piece of chicken: 1 across drumstick, 1 across legthigh joint, and 2 across thigh (slashes should reach bone). Flip chicken and make 1 more diagonal slash across back of each drumstick. Transfer chicken to bag with mojo marinade. Seal bag, turn to coat chicken, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours. 6A. For a charcoal grill pen bottom vent completely. Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour two-thirds evenly over half of grill, then pour remaining coals over other half of grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes. 6B. For a gas grill Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Turn primary burner to medium and turn other burner(s) to low. (Adjust primary burner [or, if using 3-burner grill, primary burner and second burner] as needed to maintain grill temperature between 400 and 425 degrees.) 7. Clean and oil cooking grate. Divide reserved mojo sauce equally between 2 bowls. Remove chicken from -marinade, letting excess marinade drip off. Place on cooler side of grill, skin side up, cover, and cook until underside of chicken is lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Using first bowl of mojo, baste chicken, then flip chicken and baste second side (use all of first bowl). Cover and continue to cook until chicken registers 165 degrees, about 15 minutes. 8. Slide chicken to hotter side of grill, keeping skin side down, and cook (covered if using gas) until skin is well browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip chicken and continue to cook until chicken registers 175 degrees, about 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter and spoon remaining mojo sauce from second bowl over top. Tent with aluminum foil and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve.

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