Pollo al Ajillo

Ingredients

Scaled for your household (5 portions) · original serves 5

• Whole chicken1.5 kg
  Cut into pieces.
• Garlic cloves7 clove
• Extra virgin olive oil8 tbsp
• Plain flour3 tbsp
• Lemon juice2 tbsp
• Chicken stock2 cup
• Sherry½ cup
• Bay leaves2 leaf
• Flat-leaf parsley2 tbsp
• Saltto taste
• Black pepperto taste

Method

1. 1

   Season and lightly flour chicken. Heat oil and fry four unpeeled garlic cloves until skins begin to char; lift out.

2. 2

   Brown chicken in the garlic oil. Remove half the oil, add lemon juice, sliced remaining garlic, hot stock and bay leaves. Cover and cook 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Add sherry; bring to a boil, then simmer covered five minutes and uncovered five minutes until chicken is cooked. Scrape pan juices into sauce and serve with fried garlic and parsley.