Tessa Kiros

Pollo al limone

Chicken in lemon

Preparation info

  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

top 1000Twelve: A Tuscan Cookbook

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

  • About

This can be prepared ahead of time and just heated through to serve — together with some boiled potatoes and vegetables or simply with lots of bread to soak up the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, about 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz), cleaned, insides removed, skinned and cut into 8 portions
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1

Method

Rinse the chicken pieces in cold water and pat them dry with paper towels.

Heat half of the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the chicken pieces and sauté until the chicken is lightly browned on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a large stockpot. Add the vegetables and sauté for a few minutes until they have softened. Add the browned ch