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Tuscan Brick Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 – 3 pounds Chicken, laid open
  • Kosher salt
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • 4 teaspoons grated lemon zest (4 lemons)
  • 2/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 6 cloves garlic, mashed
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Prep Time:

4 hours

Cook Time:

30 minutes

Serves:

4

For tender, succulent chicken that’s juicy inside and crispy outside, grab a couple bricks and fire up the grill.

Why Try? This cooking method turns out marvelously moist chicken and takes much less time than traditional roasting.

Foodie Byte: You can grill lemon halves on the cool side of the grill, cut side down, for the last 10 minutes. Squeeze lemon juice on chicken before serving.

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Preparation

  1. Stand the chicken upright and cut out the backbone with a large kitchen knife. Spread the chicken open on a board with the skin side down.
  2. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon salt on each side.
  3. Combine olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and 1 teaspoon pepper in a glass dish. Add the chicken, and turn to coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
  4. Preheat grill when ready. Cover 2 bricks with tin foil.
  5. Place the chicken on the grill skin side up, and weight it down with a sheet pan and the 2 bricks. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes, until the underside is golden brown. Turn the chicken skin side down, weight again with the pan and bricks, and cook for another 12 to 15 minutes, until skin is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through.
  6. Remove the chicken to a plate or cutting board, cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Cut the chicken in quarters, sprinkle with salt.

Nutritional Information

Calories 827, Carbohydrates 5g, Cholesterol 170mg, Fat 71g, Fat Calories 629, Fiber 0.72g, Protein 43g, Saturated Fat 15g, Sodium 1121mg. Daily Values: Calcium 44.46mg 4%, Phos 345.39mg 35%, Copper 0.14mg 7%, Zinc 3.07mg 20%, Panto 2.17mg 22%, Biotin 0.13mcg 43%, Magnesium 51.18mg 13%, Iron 2.49mg 14%, Vitamin B6 44%, Vitamin C 39%, Vitamin B12 12%, Vitamin D 6%, Vit E-a-Toco 20%, Vitamin A 7%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.