Tuscan-style Peppered Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 7 lbs whole chickens, halved, backbones removed, excess fat trimmed (use a quantity of 2 - 3 1/2 pound chickens)
• 8 tablespoons olive oil (preferably extra-virgin)
• 2 tablespoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
• salt
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 rub each chicken half all over with 2 tablespoons oil, then 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
• 2 sprinkle generously with salt.
• 3 let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• 4 preheat broiler.
• 5 arrange chicken, skin side down, on broiler pan.
• 6 watching closely to avoid burning, broil chicken 5 to 6 inches from heat source until golden brown, about 12 minutes.
• 7 remove broiler pan from oven.
• 8 using tongs, transfer chicken to plate.
• 9 pour off any pan drippings.
• 10 return chicken, skin side up, to broiler pan.
• 11 broil until skin is crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• 12 turn chicken over, skin side down again, and broil until cooked through, about 8 minutes longer.
• 13 transfer chicken to platter; let stand 5 minutes.
• 14 serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over chicken.