Devil’s Chicken (Pollo Diablo)

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    40 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 55 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Cuisine

    American

Devil’s Chicken (Pollo Diablo)

Devil's chicken (Pollo Diablo) is a roasted spatchcock chicken with olive oil, lemon, and chilies. Rub butter parsley paste at then end. This chicken roast recipe is perfect for a family Sunday dinner.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 3 to 3-1/2 lb chicken whole
  • salt to season
  • black pepper to season
  • 5 red chilies finely minced, small
  • lemon juice of 1
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3-4 sage leaves or 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 shallot diced, large
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 parsley handful
  • 3 tbsp butter softened
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Remove a backbone from chicken and cut out the top portion of beast bone. Flatten the chicken and season generously with salt and pepper. Place the chicken in a baking tray.
  2. Sprinkle the red chilies on the chicken and drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil. Toss to coat the chicken well.
  3. Add the herbs to the chicken and put the skin side up. Let it marinate for at least 1 hour. Turn the chicken over so that the skin side down after 30 minutes
  4. Preheat the oven to 450˚F. Roast the chicken for 30 minutes turning the chicken to the other side half way through the roasting.
  5. Meanwhile, process shallot, garlic, parsley until finely minced. Add the butter and process again to make a paste. Season the paste with salt.
  6. When chicken is roasted and fully cooked, switch the oven to a broil setting. Spread the half of butter paste on the skin. Broil for 2-3 minutes. Spread again with the rest of butter paste on the chicken and broil for another 2-3 minutes or until the skin gets slightly charred but not burning the butter paste.
  7. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. Carve the chicken into pieces and serve warm.
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