Pollo al Ajillo
Spanish garlic chicken — small pieces of chicken on the bone browned slowly in olive oil with a whole head of garlic, then finished with fino sherry, bay and parsley.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg chicken thighs and wings, chopped into small pieces on the bone
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 12 garlic cloves, unpeeled and lightly crushed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 dried chilli
- 150 ml fino sherry or dry white wine
- 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 3637 kcal · P 322.1g · C 47.4g · F 223.6g
Estimated from 7 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper and leave for 15 minutes.
- 2Heat the oil in a wide, heavy pan or earthenware dish over medium heat, add the garlic and bay and cook for 3 minutes until the garlic is golden, then lift them out so they don't burn.
- 3Add the chicken skin-side down in a single layer and fry slowly for 15 minutes, turning, until deep golden all over.
- 4Return the garlic and bay, add the chilli, pour in the sherry and let it bubble hard for 2 minutes, scraping the pan.
- 5Cover, lower the heat and cook for 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the sherry has reduced with the oil to a sticky glaze.
- 6Uncover, scatter with the parsley and cook for 1 minute more.
- 7Serve hot, squeezing the soft garlic from its skin over the meat.
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Questions and answers
How long does Pollo al Ajillo take to make?
About 60 minutes: 20 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pollo al Ajillo?
9 ingredients: chicken thighs and wings, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, bay leaves, dried chilli, fino sherry or dry white wine, flat-leaf parsley, salt, black pepper.
How many servings does this Pollo al Ajillo recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pollo al Ajillo?
About 909 kcal, with 80.5 g protein, 11.9 g carbohydrate and 55.9 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pollo al Ajillo recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Pollo al Ajillo?
Pollo al Ajillo comes from Spanish cuisine.
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