Pollo alla diavola (grilled chicken)

Ingredients

Scaled for your household (4 portions) · original serves 4

• Whole chicken1.5 kg
• Coarse salt20 g
• Cayenne pepper5 g
• Sage6 leaf
• Rosemary3 sprig
• Garlic cloves1 clove
• Extra virgin olive oil25 g + to taste
  Original recipe breakdown · used in multiple steps

  • 25 g oil specified in method
  • Oil for greasing pan specified in method

Method

1. 1

   Open the chicken along the breastbone, remove the central bone and flatten. Blend salt, cayenne, sage, rosemary and garlic; mix with 25 g oil to form a paste. Rub over both sides of the chicken.

2. 2

   Grease and heat a large pan. Place the chicken in it and press down with a suitable heavy pan or cooking weight.

3. 3

   Cook over low heat for about 25 minutes without moving it. Turn once and cook under the weight for roughly 25 minutes more, until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a board and portion.