Pontevedra-style Spanish Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 2 cups olive oil
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 head roasted garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup sweet pimenton de la vera (spanish smoked paprika)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• place the chicken pieces in a roasting pan skin-side down. pour the olive oil and melted butter over the chicken. sprinkle the pieces with minced roasted garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper.
• roast in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. turn the chicken pieces skin-side up and roast until the chicken is done and the skin is crispy, about 25 minutes more. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat should read 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).
• serve the chicken pieces with the sauce on the side for dipping.