Chicken Inasal is a popular Filipino grilled chicken dish known for its distinctive flavor, which comes from a marinade that includes ingredients like calamansi juice and annatto (achuete) oil.

What is needed:

Marinate

• 1kg chicken legs
• 160ml vinegar
• 120ml carbonated lime drink
• 1 1/2 Tbsp ginger, chopped
• 2 Tbsp Calamansi juice OR Lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp Onion powder
• 1/2 Tbsp salt
• 1 tsp black ground pepper

Annatto oil

• 3 Tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp annotto powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 Tbsp vinegar

Dipping Sauce (optional)

• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 red chilli (roughly chopped)
• 2 tsp calamansi or lemon juice
• 2 tsp vinegar

How to do it:

1. In a bowl combine the chicken legs in vinegar, carbonated lime drink, ginger, calamansi or lemon juice, brown sugar, onion powder, salt and ground pepper . Marinate for at least for an hour or up to overnight.
2. For the oil, combine the oil and annotto powder and stir well.
3. Heat a pan and place the annotto oil, salt, butter and vinegar combine and stir well. Let it simmer for 2 minutes then set aside.
4. Start grilling the chicken, once grilled on one side baste the chicken using the annatto oil that was set aside. Keep grilling and basting until chicken is cooked.
5. If making the dipping sauce mix soy sauce, chilli, juice and vinegar in a small bowl.
6. Serve the chicken as it is or with warm rice. Use the dipping sauce as an option

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpYQauulv5c