Tasty chicken from Lazio

A free-range chicken, anchovies, capers and parsley: here's what you need to prepare the tasty chicken as it is used to cook it in the Lazio tradition. Tasty chicken is the second dish with which we continue our journey to discover the traditional preparations of Lazio, after the pinsa romana with puntarelle and fried provolone. The people of Lazio are masters in making white meats tastier: in this tasty chicken recipe, they do it by mixing the cooking juices of the meat with chopped anchovies and capers to obtain a tasty sauce that makes the chicken soft and tasty. The preparation is completed with parsley and, if desired, with chili pepper.

Ingredients

1,4 kg free-range chicken 

5 Anchovy fillets in oil

1 tablespoon of desalted capers

chopped parsley

dry white wine

extra virgin olive oil

Pepper

salt

Procedure

Divide the chicken into eight parts and season with salt, pepper and oil. Place it in a saucepan with high sides so that the pieces are all well adhered to the bottom, on the skin side. Sauté the chicken for 20 minutes over medium heat, with a drizzle of oil, covered. Turn the pieces on the pulp side and turn up the heat, cook for another 20 minutes always with the lid on. Chop anchovies and capers, remove the salt, and mix the mixture with the cooking juices. Turn up the heat and sauté for 5 minutes, then deglaze with 1/2 glass of white wine. Lower and cook with the lid on for 30 minutes: the chicken should be glazed from its bottom, well browned but not dry. If the chicken dries out too much, deglaze with a ladle of vegetable broth. Turn off the heat and top with chopped parsley and chili pepper to taste.