Ingredients

How to make it

  • Heat oven to 450. Season chicken on both sides with rosemary,salt and pepper.Squeeze 2 lemon wedges over flesh sides of chicken.
  • Heat 12" cast iron or heavy enameled ovenproof skillet over med high heat. When hot,add just enough oil to lightly film pan.. Put chicken in skin side down Immediately place a smaller skillet or 2 bricks wrapped in a couple of layers of foil on top of chicken. Turn heat to med. and cook(without moving chicken) until skin is deep golden brown(check with spatula),about 20 mins.
  • Remove bricks,slide thin spatula under each chicken half to loosen it from pan. Turn chicken skin side up. Place skillet in oven; roaast 20 mins longer or till skin is crisp and golden and juices run clear when thigh is pierced. Cut chicken in quarters and serve with remaining lemon wedges.

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    " It was excellent "
    mommyluvs2cook ate it and said...
    Pat, you left another great one! I mixed together the rosemary, lemon juice, salt and pepper and rubbed it under and on the skin. This is a fantastic way to cook chicken :) Added a review in Frankieanne's IMI review Chicken Under A Brick Pollo Al Mattone
    12/10/14
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    " It was excellent "
    mommyluvs2cook ate it and said...
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    " It was excellent "
    frankieanne ate it and said...
    I made this again today with a Cornish game hen. The only thing different I did this time around was only 15 minutes in the oven. Linked it back to IMI 4/4/13.
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    " It was excellent "
    frankieanne ate it and said...
    I finally to around to this last night. It was really wonderful! The skin was really crispy and beautiful. I finely minced four cloves of garlic, some fresh thyme and rosemary and put it under the skin. I also lowered my oven temperature to 425. My oven runs a bit hot and my chicken was a 4 pounder so I knew I would have to cook it longer. This is a really great recipe and easy, too! I found a really good video on how to butterfly a chicken here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-8tMEwBnSA
    which was really helpful. I added my pictures! Thank you, pleclare.
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    " It was excellent "
    wynnebaer ate it and said...
    Great post, Pat...:)
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    " It was excellent "
    frankieanne ate it and said...
    I saw a recipe like this quite a while ago and always wanted to give it a try but haven't gotten around to it. Even bought a brick! :) Thanks for posting this. I'll know where to find a recipe now. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has ever done this and how the chicken turned out.
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  • ttaaccoo 14 years ago
    Yum yum yum. thank you. bet the aroma wafted all around, and 'twas finger-lickin' good!! 55555 will bookmark to come back to soon. esp. the 450 degree oven.
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