Chicken Under a Brick

Name: Chicken Under a Brick
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground blackpepper to taste; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 teaspoons Berbere Spice Blend; 340 grams skin-on, boned chicken breasts (about each)

Chicken Under If you have kosher salt and blackpepper, skin-on, berbere spice blend, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place chicken, skin sides down, between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/2-inch thickness, using a rolling pin or flat side of a meat mallet.

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Meat

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Meat Tenderizer

Rolling Pin

Sprinkle chicken with Berbere Spice Blend and desired amount of salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Berbere

Whole Chicken

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add chicken, skin sides down, and top each with an aluminum foil-wrapped brick. Cook 5 minutes or until skin is very crispy and chicken is almost done.

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Whole Chicken

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Aluminum Foil

Remove bricks, flip chicken, and cook 1 minute or until chicken is done.

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Whole Chicken

Transfer to a serving dish, and let stand 5 minutes.

Chicken Under a Brick Salad: Prepare recipe as directed. Toss 6 cups (10 oz.) mixed baby greens with Basic Vinaigrette. Slice chicken, and place over salad.

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Mixed Baby Greens