A twist on the chicken under a brick recipe. This chicken recipe is made on the grill and uses the weight of a cast iron pan full of potatoes as the brick. All of the grilling flavor and you can make an entire meal without any fuss. TimePrep time: 20 min Cook time: 1 hr 20 min Total time: 1 hr 40 Min Ingredients- 1 Lbs Small red or Yukon gold potatoes, halved
- 3 Tsp Kosher salt, divided
- 1 (3- 4-lb) Whole chicken
- 2 Tbs Olive oil, divided
- 1/2 Tsp Freshly ground black pepper
- 12 fresh herb sprigs (such as thyme, rosemary, sage, or tarragon)
- 2 Lemons, halved
Instructions- Bring potatoes, 1 tsp. salt, and water to cover to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 to 7 minutes or until potatoes are just tender. Drain.
- Heat 1 side of grill to 300° to 350° (medium) heat; leave other side unlit.
- Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Place chicken, breast side down, on a cutting board. Cut chicken, using kitchen shears, along both sides of backbone, separating backbone from chicken; discard backbone. Open chicken as you would a book. Turn chicken, breast side up, and press firmly against breastbone with the heel of your hand until bone cracks. Tuck wing tips under. Rub with 1 Tbsp. oil. Sprinkle chicken with black pepper and remaining 2 tsp. salt
- Heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet on lit side of grill 10 minutes. Add remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to hot skillet; place potatoes, cut side down, in skillet. Transfer skillet to unlit side of grill.
- Place chicken, breast side down, over lit side of grill; top with herbs. Place cast-iron skillet with potatoes on chicken to flatten. Grill, covered with grill lid, 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is browned.
- Remove skillet. Transfer chicken to unlit side of grill. Place cast-iron skillet on chicken. Grill, covered with grill lid, 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of breast registers 165°.
- Remove chicken from grill, and let stand 5 minutes. (For crisper skin, place chicken on lit side of grill, and grill, without grill lid, 5 minutes or until crisp.)
- Meanwhile, place lemons, cut side down, on lit side of grill, and grill, covered with grill lid, about 5 minutes or until charred and softened. Serve chicken with potatoes and charred lemon.
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