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Chicken Ajíllo, El Charro




Source of Recipe


Chef2Chef Newsletter 03/15/04


Recipe Introduction


Chicken with Garlic and White Wine
New York restaurant, "El Charro."


List of Ingredients




1 3 to 3 1/2 pound chicken cut into 16 pieces
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 heads garlic (Use all the cloves, peeled but whole)
1 cup dry white wine
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste


Recipe



Rinse the chicken in cold running water and thoroughly dry it with paper towels.
Using a meat cleaver or poultry shears, cut the chicken into 16 pieces.

Make a mixture of sea or kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper in a small
bowl. Sprinkle this mixture generously over the chicken pieces.

Warm a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and put in the olive oil. When the
oil is hot but not smoking, add the chicken pieces and brown well on all sides.

(You want to make sure the oil is hot enough that the chicken pieces will make a
sizzling sound as you put them into the pan. This ensures that the chicken will
sear immediately and the juices will stay inside!)

After you have turned over all the chicken to brown on the other side, add the
garlic and turn the temperature down low to let it sauté for a few minutes.

Make sure the garlic does not get brown at all.

Add the wine. Bring the mixture to the boil. Reduce the heat -- to medium, not
too low -- and let simmer until the wine has almost evaporated, and has made a
caramel-like sauce in the pan.

Serve with Saffron Rice or homemade Potato Chips.

Wine Tip: A Spanish Rioja or American Zinfandel (red) complements this dish
wonderfully.