Ingredients
- 1 (4-pound) chicken
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons, plus 2 tablespoons
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 cup freshly grated caciocavallo or pecorino Romano
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/2 bunch Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 2 tablespoons
- Pinch nutmeg
- 1 rib celery, coarsely chopped
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 quarts water
Directions
Remove the innards (liver, heart, and gizzard) of the chicken. In a small saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and add the innards to the pan and saute over high heat until they are browned. Season with salt and pepper and chop coarsely.
Bring 2 quarts water to a boil.
In a Dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil over high heat and add the chicken. Brown it all over, then remove from the pan, and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the reserved innards, bread crumbs, cheese, egg, garlic, parsley, nutmeg, and salt and pepper, to taste. Mix well and stuff the cavity of the bird with the stuffing. Truss the bird with butcher's twine and place in the Dutch oven, along with the celery and onions.
Pour 2 quarts boiling, salted water over the chicken, and place over medium flame. Cook meat for 1 hour or until the chicken is falling apart and the cooking liquid has mingled with the chicken's juices. Serve the broth hot with chicken pieces.















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By clintonwebster
Jacksonville, FL
on July 30, 2010
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I just finished watching the episode with this dish. Mario Batali used an incredible amount of red pepper flakes and doesn't use any cheese in the stuffing. I made it by watching the show and I thought it was great. The recipe listed looks like a decontructed chicken soup which I'm sure is good too.
By tinuvhiell_4561383
lula, GA
on October 11, 2009
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Very easy and very flavorful! This recipe has become one of our comfort foods. Thanks Mario
By solcooks67_7989627
delray beach, FL
on July 22, 2007
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after searing chix for 1/2 hr
add warm(in metal mix bowl ontop of baking stove where you are roasting chix stuffing to cavity then roast.
after mixing in some whole canned cranberries with my baked buttery bread crumbs,micro diced sm. handfull of onion, celery, and sweet peppers also a shake of celery salt, onion powder, garlic salt and roasted garlic mixing with egg.dont forget the shredded graded parm, it turned out great. even my aging parents that i care for and take care of rated it amoung the best they ever had.
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