Pollo alla Diavola
A flattened chicken marinated in chilli, lemon and garlic, roasted for 40 minutes at 220C until crisp and charred at the edges.
Photograph credit: Pollo alla Diavola at LaVolpenera Restaurant by Salvadonica, Chianti, Tuscany · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Pollo alla Diavola, Step by Step
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Cut out the backbone of the chicken with scissors and press the bird flat.
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Mix the oil, chilli, garlic, lemon zest, rosemary, salt and pepper and rub all over the chicken. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.
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Heat the oven to 220°C / 430°F. Pat the skin dry and lay the chicken skin side up on a tray.
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Roast for 40 minutes until the skin is crisp and the juices run clear.
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Rest for 10 minutes, squeeze over the lemon juice and cut into pieces.
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Tips for Making Pollo alla Diavola
- Pat the skin dry before roasting.
- If the skin browns too fast, cover loosely with foil.
- Rest the bird for 10 minutes before carving.
Ingredient Swaps
- An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.
What to Serve with Pollo alla Diavola
- Roast potatoes
- Rocket salad
- Lemon wedges
Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Ciabatta, Focaccia Barese, Focaccia di Recco.
Storing & Reheating Pollo alla Diavola
Keeps for 3 days in the fridge. Reheat in a hot oven.
Pollo alla Diavola: Questions and Answers
How long does Pollo alla Diavola take to make?
15 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking, plus 1 hour of Marinating, so allow 1 hour 55 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 4.
Pollo alla Diavola Nutrition Facts
Per serving, an approximate calculation from the ingredient list. Treat it as a rough guide: weights that include bone are counted as if all of it were eaten, so the figures run high. How the figures are worked out.
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