Pollo al Ajillo

Name: Pollo al Ajillo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1.2kg chicken, in small pieces on the bone; 1 head garlic, cloves lightly crushed; 150ml dry white wine or fino sherry; Bay leaves, thyme and parsley; 1 dried chilli (optional); 100ml olive oil

Pollo al ajillo/POH-yoh al ah-HEE-yoh/

Also known as: Spanish Garlic Chicken, Chicken with Garlic

About this dish

Chicken pieces fried in olive oil with lots of garlic, then finished with white wine or sherry and parsley.

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Ingredients

🍗1.2kg chicken, in small pieces on the bone

🧄1 head garlic, cloves lightly crushed

🍷150ml dry white wine or fino sherry

🌿Bay leaves, thyme and parsley

🌶️1 dried chilli (optional)

🫒100ml olive oil

Method

Serves 2

Season the chicken and fry slowly in the olive oil until golden all over.

Add the garlic, bay and chilli and fry until the garlic is golden.

Pour in the wine and let it bubble.

Cover and cook gently for 20 minutes until the chicken is tender.

Scatter with parsley and serve with bread for the garlicky oil.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pollo al ajillo is a classic Spanish home dish, especially popular in Andalusia and Castile.

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