Crispy Chicken Under A Brick

Recipe Ingredients

1		Chicken - (abt 3 lbs)
3/4 cup	177ml	Olive oil
2		Oranges - juiced and zested
2 teaspoons	10ml	Cumin seed - toasted
1 teaspoon	5ml	Curry powder
1 tablespoon	15ml	Brown sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced garlic
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped parsley
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Remove the backbone and split the chicken in half. Mix together 1/2-cup olive oil, orange juice and zest, cumin, curry, brown sugar, garlic and parsley. Marinate the chicken in the mixture for 1 hour, covered in the refrigerator.

Place an ovenproof skillet, preferably cast-iron, over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes. Put the remaining 1/4-cup olive oil into the hot skillet and wait 1 minute for it to heat up.

Remove the chicken from the marinade, season all over with salt and pepper. Place the chicken halves in the skillet, skin-side down. Wrap 2 bricks in aluminum foil and set them on top of the chicken. The weight will flatten the chicken resulting in a very crispy skin.

Cook on the stovetop for 10 minutes, then transfer the weighted skillet to a preheated 450 degree oven. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes. Use a thin metal spatula to pry the chicken from the pan so not to tear the skin.

This recipe yields 3 servings.

Source:
FOOD 911 with Tyler Florence - (Show # FO-1B23) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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