Baja Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup vegetable oil
    1/4 cup orange juice
    1 lime, juice of
    1 lemon, juice of
    1 cup tomato puree
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon black pepper
    1/8 teaspoon cumin
    1/8 teaspoon chili powder
    1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/8 teaspoon jalapeno powder (if not available use crushed red pepper)
    1 lb boneless chicken thighs
Preparation
    mix all ingredients except chicken in a bowl.
    add chicken and let marinate 24 - 48 hours.
    take chicken out of marinade and place in a 9x13 baking dish.
    bake uncovered in a 425 degree F oven for 30 minutes.
    cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 30 more minutes.
    while still warm place in a mixer and slowly beat with paddle to shred or shred by hand when cool enough to do so.
    serve over rice or wrapped in a tortilla.
    Alternate cooking method using a grill.
    reserve 1/3 of marinade.
    mix chicken into the rest of marinade.
    marinate 24 - 48 hours.
    cook the chicken on a grill until outside is slightly blackened.
    put in a 9x13 pan
    add the reserved marinade.
    cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes.
    shred as described above.

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