Apron Strings

By Patty Beiger

Tuesdays were my Elo’s favourite day, because on that day, and that day only, my Ela made “Pollo al sil­lao*” for lunch. So of course when I asked my Ela for recipes I could bring to Canada with me, my Elo blurted out “Pollo al sil­lao!”. Since then I’ve made it for many peo­ple, old and young, some finicky and some not so much, and it is everyone’s favourite, mine included, because it is not just deli­cious, but also simple.

*Sillao is what Peruvians call soy sauce.

For 6 people

INGREDIENTS:
12 chicken drum­sticks
Juice from 2 lemons
1 table­spoon of dry oregano
2 cloves of gar­lic, minced
2 cups of low sodium soy sauce
Pepper to taste

PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
Combine lemon juice, oregano, gar­lic, pep­per and soy sauce. Do not add salt!
Place the chicken drum­sticks skin up in an oven dish deep enough to hold the sauce
Bathe them with the sauce.
Place in oven and bake for 45 min­utes.
Traditionally served with white rice, but any­thing goes; even fettuccine!