Chicken Inasal

Name: Chicken Inasal
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 kg (1000 g) Chicken thigh, fresh; 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp (200 ml) Mama Sita’s Inasal Marinade; Basting Mixture:; 1 tsp (3 g) Mama Sita’s Annatto Powder; 3 tbsp (45 ml) Cooking oil; Calamansi balls

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Chicken thighs marinated in Mama Sita's Inasal Marinade with annatto powder, then grilled over live charcoal and basted until cooked, served with calamansi and Mama Sita's Spiced Vinegar.

Preparation time: Prep 3 hr 10 min
Cooking time: Cook 15 min
Ingredients: 5 ingredients
Steps: 4 steps

First published October 14, 2025

Grilled annatto chicken with rice and a chili dipping sauce — Chicken Inasal

Ingredients

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1 kg (1000 g)Chicken thigh, fresh
3/4 cup + 1 tbsp (200 ml)Mama Sita’s Inasal Marinade

Basting Mixture:

1 tsp (3 g)Mama Sita’s Annatto Powder
3 tbsp (45 ml)Cooking oil
Calamansi balls

Instructions

Place chicken in a bowl. Pour in Mama Sita’s Inasal Marinade.
Marinate for 3 hours. For better absorption of the flavor, massage chicken every hour (or marinate overnight in the refrigerator).
Grill over live charcoal and baste with the basting mixture at least twice on both sides until cooked.
Serve with calamansi and Mama Sita’s (Sinamak) Spiced Vinegar.