Pollo Frito

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Italian Southern Comfort

Rated 4 stars out of 5
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Total Time:
2 hr 40 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
2 hr 0 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (2 to3 lemons, depending on size)
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 (3 1/2-pound) whole frying chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups olive oil (approximate amount)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (approximate amount)
  • Lemon wedges, for garnish
  • 6 sprigs fresh Italian parsley, for garnish

Directions

In a large casserole dish, whisk the lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, and salt to blend. Add the chicken pieces and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day, turning the chicken pieces occasionally.

In a large cast iron frying pan or other heavy frying pan, add enough oil to come 1/3-inch up the sides of the pan. Heat the oil over medium heat. Meanwhile, drain the marinade from the chicken. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with pepper. Working in 2 batches, dredge the chicken in the flour to coat completely. Shake off the excess flour and then carefully add the chicken to the hot oil. Fry until the chicken is golden brown and just cooked through, turning occasionally, about 25 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the chicken to a paper towel-lined plate to drain the excess oil.

Arrange the fried chicken on a warm platter and serve with the lemon wedges and parsley.

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  • on May 01, 2011

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    I live in the south and we love fried chicken. I also love lemon. This recipe is perfect. My family was eating it right out of the skillet. The chicken comes out moist and tender. I will make this dish time and time again !

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  • on December 27, 2010

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    Bland. Terribly bland. Even after i added additional salt, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder and italian seasoning.

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  • on November 23, 2010

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    I fried this chicken yesterday(11/23/10, and i must say that this chicken was very moist. I brought a whole chicken and cut it up into 10 pieces and did use an equal amount of lemon juice and EVOO, along with sea salt and marinaded for over 24 hours. I too seasoned the flour with salt,pepper,garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. I also cooked this with "Garlic Mashed Potatoes" and frozen Peas and Carrots. My wife, who is a Filipino never had Mashed Potatoes before, and she loved it. This is a Keeper.

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