Turbo chicken is not a special recipe for cooking poultry quickly, but a method that uses a turbo oven. Turbo ovens are small countertop cookers popular throughout Southeast Asia and the Philippines, where many homes do not have ranges. Bearing a similar resemblance to a large food processor, cooks set food inside where it is both convected and radiated to cook. On the Philippine islands, turbo chicken is known as lechon manok.
Step 1
Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
Step 2
Whisk orange juice, soy sauce, salt, pepper, garlic and sugar, if you choose to use it, in a small mixing bowl.
Step 3
Add the chicken to the freezer bag and pour the orange juice mixture over the top. Seal the bag and shake gently.
Step 4
Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for at least four hours; it can marinate up to 24 hours.
Step 5
Remove chicken from the bag and set it on a plate. Stuff with lemongrass, if you choose to use it. Tuck the neck flap into the cavity.
Step 6
Transfer the chicken to the turbo oven rack. Insert the rack into the oven and seal the top.
Step 7
Set the broiler to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for one hour. After 30 minutes of cooking, baste the chicken with butter every 15 minutes.
Things You'll Need
3 lbs. whole chicken, thawed
1/4 cup acid orange juice, also called kalamansi juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 to 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. salt
Sugar, optional
4-6 stalks lemongrass, optional
Sink with faucet
Turbo broiler
Mixing bowl
Wire whisk
2 1/2 gallon freezer bag
Refrigerator
Paper towels
Plate
Melted butter
Pastry brush