Pollo al Mattone
Need a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course? Pollo al Mattone could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains about 80g of protein, 79g of fat, and a total of 1123 calories. A mixture of pepper flakes, rosemary, wine, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 24 hours and 50 minutes.
Instructions
Watch how to make this recipe.
Special equipment: weights such as foil covered bricks or cast iron saute pan
In a small bowl combine the garlic, crushed red pepper, lemon zest and juice, rosemary, pimenton, and cumin.
Drizzle in olive oil until the mixture becomes a paste.
Place the chicken into a large bowl and massage with the spice mixture.
Let marinate for 12 to 24 hours in the refrigerator or 2 hours at room temperature.
* If refrigerating the chicken, remove from the refrigerator 45 minutes to 1 hour before cooking to let the chicken come to room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Lay the marinated chicken in the pan, skin side down. Oil the bottom of another large saute pan, lay it on top of the chickens and place bricks or weights in the second saute pan. Cook the chicken until the skin starts to brown, about 5 minutes.
Place the whole shootin' match in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.
Remove the pans from the oven and remove the weights and the top pan. At this point the skin should be lovely and dark brown. Check the chicken for doneness, it should be cooked through but still succulent and juicy.
Remove the chickens from the pan and reserve on a large platter.
Remove the excess fat from the saute pan and add the white wine. Cook over high heat until the wine has reduced by more than half.
Add the chicken stock, season with salt and reduce by half.
Arrange chicken on serving plates or a platter. Spoon the juices over. Tastes like chicken!