The Editors of Saveur

Grilled Chicken with Lemon Leaves

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Italian Comfort Food
Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

  • About

This recipe comes from the restaurant Da Paolino in Sorrento, a lovely town on the Amalfi coast. The area prides itself on its lemons, and in this classic pairing, both the fruit and its fragrant leaves are grilled with the meat. Look for lemon leaves at farmers’ markets.

Ingredients

  • 4 large skin-on, boneless chicken breasts (about 3 lb. total)
  • 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1

Method

  1. Lay 1 chicken breast half, skin side up, between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap and, using the flat side of a meat mallet, pound out evenly until chicken is ½″ thick. Remove from plastic wrap, place on a large plate, and repeat with remaining chicken.
  2. Heat a grill pan over medium until hot but not smoking. Sprinkle rosemary, chile flakes, salt, and pepper over bot