Stuffed Chicken with Leeks (Pollo Imbotito Ai Porri)

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Total Time:
1 hr 37 min
Prep
27 min
Cook
1 hr 10 min
Yield:
4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 (2 1/2 to 3 pound) fryer chicken, including liver and giblets
  • 4 tablespoons plus 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 large leeks, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 pound salami, diced
  • 1/4 cup grated caciocavallo
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 cups white wine
  • 3 tablespoons dried currants
  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts

Directions

Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.

In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat 4 tablespoons of oil until almost smoking. Add the leeks, liver, and giblets and cook 10 to12 minutes. Remove the leeks and liver to a medium bowl and giblets to a cutting board, chop giblets and add them to the bowl. Add the salami and the cheese, mix well, season with salt and pepper, and stuff the bird with the mixture.

Cut a length of butcher's twine 18 inches long. Secure the wings and legs with the twine and tie the legs together, to seal in the stuffing.

In a Dutch oven, heat the remaining oil over high heat until just smoking. Place the chicken in the pan and brown all sides well, a process that takes about 10 minutes. Add the wine, currants and pine nuts and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to an active simmer, adding wine when necessary, for 1 hour, turning carefully every 15 minutes. Remove, carefully cut off the string, and carve the chicken into portions.

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  • on August 25, 2009

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    wow. this recipe is amazing. i knew it was going to be good when the guy at the deli gave me extra salami because he was cute. (now that i type that.... i don't mean THAT kind of salami! anyway, i used pounded skinless chicken breast that i closed with butcher's twine after i stuffed them. i also used a random cheese that was similar to provolone. the chicken made this delicious gravy of wine and juices and pine nuts that was glorious. definitely a man pleaser.

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  • on September 26, 2007

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    I have been making this meal since about 1998. My guests rave about my cooking skills. Mario makes this recipe so easy to follow. It is an awesome meal. Thanks Mario

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  • on June 02, 2007

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    I did substitue proscuitto for salami, I used a different cheese, and I used dried cranberries. I placed cranberries in the wine, as well

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