Charcoal-Grilled Chicken alla Diavola

Name: Charcoal-Grilled Chicken alla Diavola
Yield: Serves 3 to 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 medium heads, garlic; 3 , bay leaves, crumbled; 1/2 cup, table salt; 1 , whole chicken, butterflied and pounded (see illustrations below); 4 medium cloves, garlic, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 4 teaspoons); 2 teaspoons, ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons, red pepper flakes; 1/4 cup, olive oil; , vegetable oil for grill grate; 1 , lemon cut into wedges, for serving

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2003, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES3 to 4

TIME1¾ hours, plus 2 hours brining and 40 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To perfect our chicken alla diavola recipe, we needed ingredients for a well-rounded but not overly spicy diavola flavor. We started by brining the chicken to keep it juicy, adding crushed garlic and bay leaves to the brine for flavor. A co...

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