Enjoy this traditional Honduran recipe of Chicken Chuco, with its delicious combination of flavors and textures. Perfect for sharing with family.
The Chicken Chuco (which has nothing to do with 'chuco') as this dish is known, has its appeal like breaded chicken because of its accompaniments: Plantain slices, Salad, and Chimol, plus a sauce that makes this traditional dish a delicious national food.
Nowadays, it is easy to find this Honduran traditional chicken even on the streets of Honduras (especially in the northern coast of the country).
Honduran Chicken Chuco
Ingredients
1 pound of Chicken
1 cup of Wheat flour
1 cup of Bread crumbs
2 Eggs
3 cups of Vegetable oil
2 Green plantains
2 Tomatoes
1 Green chili
½ White onion
½ cup of Milk
4 Cabbage leaves
5 Garlic cloves
Spices (tajín, vinegar, cilantro, mustard, tomato sauce, honey, cumin, rosemary, oregano, paprika, garlic salt, lime juice, sea salt)
Preparation
Step 1 : The chicken is marinated for 3-4 hours with mustard, garlic, lime, and salt.
Step 2 : For the sauce, mix milk, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, oregano, rosemary, lime, and honey.
Step 3 : For the chimol, combine tomato, chili, onion, vinegar, lime, oregano, cumin, and salt.
Step 4 : The salad is prepared with cabbage, carrot, cilantro, vinegar, lime, cumin, pepper, and salt.
Step 5 : Subsequently, the chicken is breaded with seasoned flour and fried until golden.
Step 6 : The plantain slices are fried with sea salt.
Step 7 : Finally, assemble the plate with the slices, chicken, salad, chimol, and sauce.
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