Pollo al Mattone

Name: Pollo al Mattone
Prep time: 1 d 50 min
Cook time: 1 d 50 min
Total time: 1 d 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 180 milliliters chicken stock; 2 Cornish game hens, butterflied, backbone and wing tips removed, legs tied with kitchen string; 120 milliliters dry white wine; 4 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped; 1 teaspoon toasted ground cumin; 2 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 2 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoons pimenton; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 3 sprigs rosemary, leaves finely chopped

If you have about 24 hours and 50 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Pollo al Mattone might be an awesome gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe to try. For $4.81 per serving, you get a main course that serves 2. One portion of this dish contains about 80g of protein, 79g of fat, and a total of 1123 calories. Head to the store and pick up chicken stock, pepper flakes, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Pollo al Mattone: Chicken Under a Brick, Poussin al Mattone, and Calabrian Chicken al Mattone.

Instructions

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Special equipment: weights such as foil covered bricks or cast iron saute pan

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Aluminum Foil

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In a small bowl combine the garlic, crushed red pepper, lemon zest and juice, rosemary, pimenton, and cumin.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Lemon Zest

Pimenton Powder

Rosemary

Garlic

Cumin

Juice

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Bowl

Drizzle in olive oil until the mixture becomes a paste.

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Olive Oil

Place the chicken into a large bowl and massage with the spice mixture.

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Whole Chicken

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Bowl

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.

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Whole Chicken

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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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.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Place the whole shootin' match in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.

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Oven

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.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

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Remove the chickens from the pan and reserve on a large platter.

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Chicken

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Frying Pan

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.

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