Greek Lemon Chicken Kotopoulo Lemonato Recipes

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN - KOTOPOULO LEMONATO

Steps:

• Combine ingredients together in bowl or plastic bag for 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400F.Place dutch oven on stove top over medium-high heat.
• Remove pieces of chicken skin side down and sear well in dutch oven. When skin is crispy and nicely brown flip onto other side and brown.
• Add enough water so that it's 1/4 of the height of the chicken.
• Put dutch oven top on but do not seal completely. Leave an inch of space for steam to escape and keeps the skin crispy without drying out.
• Cook for 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND BASIL (KOTOPOULO LEMONATO)

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in large deep frying pan.
• Add chicken and fry until lightly golden on all sides.
• Remove with a slotted spoon.
• Add the onion,carrots and celery to the pan and fry gently for 5 minutes.
• Return the chicken to the pan with the basil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook steadily until all juices have evaporated.
• Add the chicken stock and simmer gently, covered, 45 min to 1 hour until tender.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve with noodles.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN WITH CRISPY POTATOES (KOTOPOULO LEMONATO) RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• To prepare this Greek lemon chicken recipe, divide the chicken into 8 portions and wash thoroughly. Peel the garlic and rub on the chicken. Place on a large baking tray and season well with salt and pepper. Cut the potatoes into wedges and place them between the chicken. Pour in some water, enough to cover half the chicken and add the lemon juice, the white wine vinegar, the olive oil, the chopped garlic and the peppercorns. Season with salt and pepper and add a good pinch of oregano. (Tip: sprinkle the potatoes with 1 tsp semolina for crispier results Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for an 60-75 minutes. After baking for 50 minutes remove the aluminum foil and top the chicken with some feta cheese. Bake for another 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is nicely colored and crispy on the outside. This Greek lemon chicken is ideally served with some sourdough bread aside to dig into all the delicious sauce!!