Yucatán-Style Chicken with Achiote (Pollo Pibil) | Saveur

Name: Yucatán-Style Chicken with Achiote (Pollo Pibil) | Saveur
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh orange juice; 1 ⁄ 3 cup fresh lime juice; 1 ⁄ 4 cup fresh grapefruit juice; 4 oz. achiote paste, such as El Yucateco (available at mexgrocer.com ); 1 (3–4-lb.) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 3 (28"-long) frozen, thawed banana leaves (optional); Pickled red onions , for serving; Warm tortillas, for serving; Kosher salt, to taste

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Marinated in a crimson achiote-and-citrus marinade and served with pickled onions, this chicken dish is eaten all over the Yucatán.

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Ingredients

1 cup fresh orange juice
1⁄3 cup fresh lime juice
1⁄4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
4 oz. achiote paste, such as El Yucateco (available at <a href="http://www.mexgrocer.com/">mexgrocer.com</a>)
1 (3–4-lb.) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 (28"-long) frozen, thawed banana leaves (optional)
<a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Escabeche-De-Cebolla--Yucatecan-Pickled-Red-Onions/">Pickled red onions</a>, for serving
Warm tortillas, for serving
Kosher salt, to taste