itlian recipes

Pollo Alla Diavola


italian, poultry

1 3 - 4 lb chicken
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoon hot pepper sauce *
2 lemons, juice only
1 tablespoon black pepper, freshly ground
1 teaspoon salt
1 pepper to taste

* Tabasco or the like Using poultry shears, cut the bird open by cutting down the backbone. Flatten a bit by pounding with your hand so that the chicken is "butterflied." Mix the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and marinate the bird for 2 hours. Grill on a medium-hot charcoal barbecue, skin side down, for 25 minutes. Turn and cook until the juices run clear, about another 20 minutes. Keep basting with the remaining marinade.