Bite with Belkys: Pollo Scarpierello Siciliano from Kitchenetta

The Restaurant: Kitchenetta in Fort Lauderdale.

The Dish: Pollo Scarpierello Siciliano.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken
• Salt
• Pepper
• Extra virgin olive oil
• White wine
• Whole garlic cloves
• Pearl onions
• Yukon potatoes
• Black olives
• Cerinogla or red olives
• Green olives
• Pre-browned italian sausage
• Hot red peppers
• Parsley

Cooking Directions:

- Start by trimming and butterflying a whole chicken.

- Then cut the chicken into pieces.

- Cut the chicken in half and remove the breast from the legs.

- Sprinkle salt and pepper to both sides and set the chicken to the side.

- Next pour extra virgin olive oil into a skillet.

- Add the chicken.

- Put the bone part down in a pan to protect the chicken from burning.

- Drizzle more olive oil over the chicken

- Add white wine, whole garlic cloves, pearl onions, yukon potatoes, black olives, Cerinogla or red lives, green olives, pre-browned Italian sausage and hot red peppers.

- Place the pan on the stove for a few minutes to sear the meat.

- Next place the entire dish in the oven. Kitchenetta uses a wood-burning oven, but you can use your conventional oven at home.

- Let it cook for 20 minutes, then remove the dish.

To Plate the Dish:

- Start by placing the chicken on a large serving platter.

- Pour the remaining ingredients over the chicken and garnish with olives, hot chili oil, red chili flakes, lemon, hot red peppers and parsley.

Serves 2-4