Italian Deviled Chicken – Pollo alla Diavola

Italian Deviled Chicken – Pollo alla Diavola is a simple yet totally flavoursome Italian recipe. The chicken is coated in a spice rub and cooked over open flames. It’s a very common way to prepare chicken in the summer  to be cooked on a barbecue. Serve as part of a main dish.

Italian Deviled Chicken (Pollo alla Diavola)

A superb method to cook a whole chicken with a lovely basting sauce. One you must try.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Chicken, Chillies, Dairy, Vegetables

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 1092kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 8 tbsp butter melted, 120 ml
• 2 tbsp olive oil 30 ml
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes to taste, 1 ml, crushed
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1/4 cup onion 60 ml, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp parsley 30 ml, finely chopped
• 3 lbs chicken quarters 900-1350 g
• Salt to taste
• Lemon wedges garnish

Instructions

• Combine the butter, oil, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
  8 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• In a separate bowl mix together the garlic, onion, parsley, and 4 teaspoons (20 ml) of the butter mixture to form a coarse paste.
  3 cloves garlic, 1/4 cup onion, 2 tbsp parsley
• Brush the chicken quarters with some of the remaining butter mixture, sprinkle with salt, and broil, skin side down, under a preheated broiler for 5 minutes.
  3 lbs chicken quarters, Salt
• Baste again and continue broiling for 5 more minutes.
• Turn the chicken skin side up and baste again.
• Broil another 10 to 15 minutes, basting every 5 minutes, until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with the tip of a knife.
• Spread the onion mixture over the chicken using a metal spatula to pat it firmly into place and continue broiling until the coating is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a platter or individual serving plates and spoon the pan drippings over it.
• Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
  Lemon wedges

Nutrition

Calories: 1092kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 93g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 242mg | Sodium: 398mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g