Garlic Chicken

Pollo al Ajillo

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Anya von Bremzen

Published 2005

  • About

What fried chicken is to the American South, pollo al ajillo is to central Spain. And as with fried chicken, arguments over how to make it best never end. Some insist on marinating the chicken in garlic, others add garlic at the very end, so that it doesn’t burn. Some fry the chicken in oil alone until it’s rather crunchy, others add wine and/or vinegar to the sauce, as in this recipe. The only consensus is that pollo al ajillo is best with french fries and a cool, frosty glas