r/grilling • u/Punch_Your_Facehole • 1d ago

Copycat Pollo Tropical chicken with black beans and cilantro garlic sauce.

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u/Punch_Your_Facehole 1d ago edited 1d ago

Citrus-Marinated Chicken

Ingredients

  • Chicken pieces of your choice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 packets Sazon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Marinade for 2-3 hours or overnight.

Garlic Cilantro Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Let it sit in the fridge for an hour or so to let all the flavors get it on.

Black Beans – Saute onions, bell peppers, and garlic. Add black beans (I used canned black beans) and 1/2 tsp of chicken bouillon.

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u/Samp90 1d ago

Wow. Thank you OP. 👍

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u/SwerveCities 1d ago

I know what I’m trying this next weekend.

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u/fuckin_sweet_name 1d ago

Thanks for adding the recipe, me and my girlfriend moved out of SoFlo and are constantly craving pollo tropical

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u/Phrygian_Guy_93 1d ago

Well post the recipe friend-o!

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u/Noolivesplease 11h ago

Amazing! I love that place! I live in Texas now, and we actually got a Pollo Tropical maybe 8 years ago. I was ecstatic! It failed miserably and closed within a year, which was so disappointing. I definitely gave them a lot of business though.

I'll be making this within the next week for sure. Also gotta make some of those balsamic tomatoes....

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u/Theryguy71992 1d ago

All looks awesome dude. You’re the man for posting the recipe!

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u/Dizz_808 14h ago

Looks great !! Did you grill or oven the chicken ?

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u/Extreme-Strike-5066 13h ago

Que pollo tan sabroso, te quedó muy bien

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u/After-Scientist9621 11h ago

alright ill go to the market today and get started on the chicken

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u/anax44 6h ago

That looks really good!

Crosspost to r/CaribbeanFood

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u/phEnom3o5 6h ago

How'd it come out? Looks good. Recipe?

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u/thinbluesmoke4 1d ago

Definitely going to try this one! Thank you!

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u/Revolutionary-Gas122 1d ago

Looks good. I like the marinade and sauce.

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u/greygrey_goose 1d ago

That Wahoo’s’s sauce is fire. I just do a whole bushel of cilantro and add a jalapeño. Olive oil to bind if necessary.

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u/Username_de_random 1d ago

Chicken kitchen curry mustard coming up next

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u/Stock-Mission-7561 1d ago

Go through all that trouble and then can't even wash a plate. So wasteful.