Mama Sita's

Adobo Spiced Roast Chicken

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Yes, you can use Mama Sita's Adobo Mix as a spice rub for roasts. One pack is all you will need to flavor a whole chicken to bake.

  • Preparation time: Prep 8 hr
  • Cooking time: Cook 1 hr 42 min
  • Servings: Serves 4–6
  • Ingredients: 3 ingredients
  • Steps: 6 steps
Whole roasted chicken with charred skin on a platter with arugula, tomato, and red onion salad
Adobo Spiced Roast Chicken

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. In a bowl, rub Mama Sita's Adobo Mix on the whole chicken. Massage well into the skin and meat. Using a roasting fork or dinner fork, prick the meat inside the chicken cavity. Transfer to a plastic or freezer bag. Seal and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

  2. Remove chicken from plastic bag and place in a roasting tray with rack.

Using the oven

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. Bake the chicken backside up for 30 minutes. Baste occasionally with oil. Turn over the chicken, breast side up. Continue baking for 1 hour and 12 minutes. Continue basting with oil until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C).

Using the turbo broiler

  1. Place the chicken on a pan and cook in a turbo broiler set to 250°F (120°C). Bake the chicken backside up first for 30 minutes and baste occasionally with oil. Turn over the chicken, breast side up. Continue baking for 1 hour and continue basting with oil until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C).

  2. Transfer onto a serving platter and serve with Arugula and Tomato Salad aside.

What makes it taste like this

Adobo Mix

Minanang Sarap, Natural na Sangkap.