Zesty Lemon Chicken
(Pollo Piccante al Limone)
Ingredients:
1 chicken (about 3 to 3.5 lbs), cut into 8 pieces
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (from 3 lemons)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp coarsely ground fresh white pepper
1 tsp sea salt
Directions:
Rinse the chicken pieces, pat dry, and place in a deep pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, red pepper flakes, and white pepper.
Mix well.
Set aside and refrigerate 1/4 cup of the mixture, and pour the remainder over the chicken.
Place the chicken in the refrigerator and marinate for 3 hours, turning pieces every half hour.
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Remove the chicken from the marinade, discard the marinade, season the chicken with salt, place in a roasting pan, and roast, turning to brown on all sides.
Spoon the reserved 1/4 cup of lemon juice mixture over the chicken as it roasts. Test for doneness by piercing with a knife; chicken will be done when juices run clear and dark meat is tender, about an hour. Serves 3 to 4.