Pollo a la Brasa (Peruvian Grill-Roasted Chicken)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2022

Infused with garlic and spices, heady with wood smoke, and presented with lively sauces, pollo a la brasa is no ordinary bird.

SERVES 4

TIME 2½ hours, plus 24 hours marinating

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In Peru, maestros polleros, or poultry masters, make the wildly popular chickens known as pollo a la brasa by grill-roasting chickens on rotisseries that spin lazily over crackling wood fires to produce meat that's encased in tawny, paper-t...

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