Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken with Aji Verde (Green Sauce)
This Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken recipe with Aji Verde a.k.a. green sauce is going to be your new favorite. The marinade is savory and citrusy, while the sauce is creamy with a bit of spice. Make this recipe using whole chickens or pieces! Your whole family is bound to love this dish.
Why you’ll love this Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken Recipe
This recipe is fairly simple but has so much flavor in it, there’s no way you wont like it. You can adjust the spice to your liking, and this sauce can be used for more than just dipping this chicken. Use it for an empanada dip, or on a piece of fish for another meal during the week. Not to mention, if you cook this recipe with a whole chicken, you’ll have plenty of chicken and sauce for tacos later in the week! Make chufa with this delicious chicken as well! Enchiladas, tostadas, and even sandwiches!
Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken with Aji Verde (Green Sauce)
Equipment
- 1 Blender
- 1 Roasting Rack + Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Chicken
- 1 cup Guinness beer
- ¼ cup All purpose seasoning
- 3 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp orange pepper seasoning
Marinade
- All purpose seasoning Remaining
- 2 tbsp dried oregano
- 3 tbsp ground annatto
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 3 tbsp aji paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- juice of 3 limes
- 4 cloves of garlic
- ⅙ cup soy sauce
Aji Verde (Green Sauce)
- ½ cup Mayo
- 2 jalepenos seeded
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp ground coriender
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 3 cloves of garlic
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp aji paste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375℉
- Scrub your chicken with lemon, rinse carefully, and pat dry. (Washing your chicken is optional in some households, but not mine!)
- Drizzle olive oil on the chicken and season thoroughly on all sides, and inside cavity. Ensuring chicken is completely covered in seasoning.
- To a blender, add in all ingredients for the marinade and blend until smooth. Coat chicken, inside and out, with marinade.
- Place chicken on the middle rack and roast for 1 hour and 10 minutes (For a 3lb chicken). Please adjust time for different sizes of chickens. Every 15 minutes, open the oven and spray the chicken with Guinness. Half way through the cook time, flip the chicken over to ensure the chicken gains coloring on all sides.
- While the chicken is cooking, add in all of the Aji Verde ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and then taste for salt.
- Once chicken is fully cooked, remove from oven and slice to your liking. Serve immediately. Sauce will last for up to 5 days in the refrigerator when stored in an air tight container.