What Spices to Use for Pollo al Carbon?Īlthough most Puerto Rican cooks follow a range of similar spices, of course, not everyone makes Pollo al Carbon exactly the same. Street vendors cooking and selling Pollo Asado al Carbon from their food trucks and roadside kiosks is hugely popular in Puerto Rico.

If you have ever traveled the roads of Puerto Rico then you surely know what I’m talking about. Whole marinated chickens roasting over an open fire pit infused with the smoky flavor that only lump charcoal can produce. The blast of charcoal roasting and cooking something delicious even before you see it! The enticing smoky scent is what invites you in. This is how Pollo Asado al Carbon is commonly sold in Puerto Rico. The delicious aroma lures you in and you find yourself stopping to purchase a few pounds from a roadside vendor. Get a hint of the aroma coming from Pollo al Carbon roasting over charcoal and I guarantee your mouth will start to water. The most authentic delicious Puerto Rican Pollo Asado al Carbon (Roasted Charcoal Chicken)! Moist, juicy and fabulously smoky! You will feel like you just ordered a freshly roasted charcoaled chicken straight from one of the beachfront kiosks in Puerto Rico!

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