pollo pibil

Ok, don´t try this at home. I´m just writing it down to remember. Rosi just taught me how to make what we´re having for dinner tonight- pollo pibil. I guess if you have a Mexican grocery nearby and you´re adventurous you can try to make it:) But I won´t promise anything.

- Line a big pot with hojas de platano (banana leaves)
- cut up a whole chicken, normal size?, I don´t know...
- In a small bowl mix juice of one naranja agrea (sour orange- I don´t think we have these in the US but Rosi says they sell it in bottles) with 2 of these little blocks of seasoning called achiote (they´re like bullion cubes only bigger and they´re red), and salt and pepper and 3 cloves of garlic.
- pour this over the chicken and let it sit while you cut the veggies
- cut up 3 small tomatoes, half a big onion, half a green pepper
- in the pot, layer chicken, veggies, chicken, veggies and on top place an uncut chile ixcatic (it´s a hot yellow-ish pepper)
- pour a little oil on top and cover with more banana leaves
- simmer? on the stove for an hour or so (I guess until the chicken is done)

I´m sure that if I knew how to cook in the US this would make more sense, right mom? :)

More recipes to come!