Is the sky falling? Or is this just another easy recipe?How do you call these lil' chickens? Here we call them Picantones and they are extremely tender and tasty. Try this recipe and let the oven do all the work ;D.
If you want to add some colour and originality to the meal, make this side dish too: Parsley potatoes! Aren't they cute? If you prefer rosemary or dill or thyme... go ahead!
Ingredients for 4 servings: 2 Lil' chickens, 2 golden apples, 1 stick of Cinnamon, 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon, 2 small lemons, half a glass of brandy, 1 teaspoon of rosemary, 2 teaspoons of thyme, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper.
For the parsley potatoes: 2 medium potatoes and some clean fresh parsley leaves. Peel the potatoes and use a mandolin to get the thinnest slices possible. Place a parsley leaf between two slices and fry in olive oil. Place over kitchen paper to let the excess of oil and sprinkle with thick sea salt.To bake the chicken:
- Clean the lil' chickens and sprinkle inside and outside with salt and ground black pepper. Also sprinkle with the rosemary and thyme. Place half the cinnamon stick inside each of the chickens and half a lemon too.
- Preheat oven at 200ºC.
- Place the chickens inside a baking recipient and pour the olive oil over. Also spray with some water. Place the apples cut in half inside the recipient too. Pour some lemon juice over the apples, the ground cinnamon and a bit of ground pepper.
- Pour half the brandy over the chickens and place inside the oven for 30 minutes aprox.
- Open every 10 minutes and pour the juices over it.When the 30 minutes have gone, pour the brandy that's left and bake until they are tender. Aprox. another 30 minutes.
Enjoy!
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