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Chicken Under a Brick
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken Under a Brick

10 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Chicken Under a Brick

Grilling a butterflied chicken under a brick is a great way to get crispy skin every time. The brick weighs down the chicken, ensuring good grill marks. If you don’t have a brick, use a heavy cast iron pan.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

678
Calories
52g
Protein
46g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbs. fennel seeds
  • 1 Tbs. white peppercorns
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh sage or 1 Tbs. dried sage
  • 1 Tbs. roughly chopped fresh thyme or 2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 Tbs. granulated garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 Tbs. coarse salt
  • 1 chicken, 3 1/2 to 4 lb., neck, giblets and wing tips removed, and chicken butterflied
  • Olive oil or duck fat for brushing

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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