Rao's famous lemon chicken (Pollo al limone) from Rao's Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking by Frank Pellegrino

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  • twoyolks on September 19, 2020

    I did the chicken in the broiler and didn't have any issues with smoke. The sauce is very lemony but too much so. And it didn't flavor the chicken itself very much.

  • Sandiegolemons on September 07, 2018

    This was a bit of a bummer. Thanks for the idea of using the grill to cook the chicken without smoking out the house. That worked great. The problem was the lemons. The lemons were too tart and it really showed. I should have known better. The sweeter the better. Or add sugar if you have tart lemons. It’s imperative to get this right. I also don’t think the home cook has the right temp to really pull this off. A Salamader or really high heat is a must. And lots of salt. We won’t be doing this again. Oh well. Fun to try.

  • chawkins on May 31, 2015

    This was very good and quite simple to make, you would think that 2 cup of lemon juice was too much but it wasn't. The only down side was the smoke generated, I purposely chose a small chicken with less fat and had to open the oven door frequently to release small burst of smoke and the hood vent running at max speed so as not to trigger the smoke alarm. Next time though, I would do the first part of the cooking on the grill and the last part of cooking (broiling the chicken in the lemon dressing in a sheet pan) in the oven.

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