Pollo al mantone or Chicken Under a Brick, is the best method for quickly cooking a whole chicken in a skillet with extra crispy skin

Get ready to add this brick chicken recipe into your weeknight dinner rotation. A cast-iron skillet filled with potatoes pushes the chicken flat for faster cooking.

However Brick Chicken or Chicken Under a Brick is one of our most simple and reliable ways to get tender, perfectly cooked chicken and that crispy skin we all crave.

This finger-licking-good chicken tabaka is a Georgian national dish that yields juicy meat and a crispy skin. It is pan-fried whole, using a press down method.

It isn't easy to cook chicken so that its skin is crisp and its interior juicy. Grilling, roasting and sauteing all have their problems. But there is an effective and easy method for getting it right, using two ovenproof skillets. A split chicken is placed in one of them, skin side down. The other skillet goes on top as a weight, which helps retain moisture and insures thorough browning. A couple of clean rocks or bricks can be used instead of the second skillet. (If the weight of choice…

This recipe cooks a spatchcocked chicken under foil-wrapped bricks for perfectly moist meat and crispy skin.

Brick chicken, also known as chicken under a brick, delivers a dish with crispy skin and juicy meat. Slathered with a fresh herb and cheese mixture, it’s a flavorful meal that will please everyone.

For the crispiest skin in no time at all, roast or grill your chicken under something heavy, like a brick.

“i have never made such moist, crispy chicken and crispy potatoes in my life. definitely making again,” -Mike R.

Chicken under a brick is an easy way to cook a whole chicken in a skillet. The meat is perfectly juicy and the skin is a wonderful crisp golden brown.