Grilled Chicken Marinated with Lemon

Name: Grilled Chicken Marinated with Lemon (Polio Marinato ai Ferri)
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup fresh lemon juice; 3 to 4 sprigs fresh rosemary; 3 medium cloves garlic; Freshly ground black pepper; Salt; 1 chicken, about 3½ pounds

Polio Marinato ai Ferri

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

People marvel at how moist and flavorful this grilled chicken is. The trick is in the lemon-based marinade that actually starts cooking the chicken long before it hits the grill. When it is time to grill, it takes less time to cook so the chicken stays moister.

Ingredients

1 chicken, about 3½ pounds
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3

Europe
Italy
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Cut the chicken into 12 pieces as described. Put the chicken in a baking dish where the pieces fit snugly in a single layer. Season generously with salt and pepper. Lightly crush and peel the garlic cloves and add them to the dish. Add the rosemary sprigs, lemon juice, and olive oil to the dish. Turn the chicken pieces a few times to c