Stuffed Chicken with Leeks (Pollo Imbotito Ai Porri)

Name: Stuffed Chicken with Leeks (Pollo Imbotito Ai Porri)
Prep time: 1 h 37 min
Cook time: 1 h 37 min
Total time: 1 h 37 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms fryer chicken, including liver and giblets; 3 Tbsps dried currants; 4 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 2 larges leeks, cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 Tbsps pine nuts; 454 grams salami, diced; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 473 milliliters white wine; 59 milliliters grated caciocavallo

Stuffed Chicken with Leeks (Pollo Imbotito Ai Porri) might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 81g of protein, 100g of fat, and a total of 1403 calories. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have caciocavallo, wine, pine nuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dried currants you could follow this main course with the Soda Bread Scones as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Instructions

Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat 4 tablespoons of oil until almost smoking.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the leeks, liver, and giblets and cook 10 to12 minutes.

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Leek

Liver

Remove the leeks and liver to a medium bowl and giblets to a cutting board, chop giblets and add them to the bowl.

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Leek

Liver

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Cutting Board

Bowl

Add the salami and the cheese, mix well, season with salt and pepper, and stuff the bird with the mixture.

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Salt And Pepper

Cheese

Salami

Cut a length of butcher's twine 18 inches long. Secure the wings and legs with the twine and tie the legs together, to seal in the stuffing.

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Stuffing

Chicken Wings

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Kitchen Twine

In a Dutch oven, heat the remaining oil over high heat until just smoking.

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Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Place the chicken in the pan and brown all sides well, a process that takes about 10 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Add the wine, currants and pine nuts and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to an active simmer, adding wine when necessary, for 1 hour, turning carefully every 15 minutes.

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Pine Nuts