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Grandma Rose's Lemon Italian Chicken

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)320.4547
Energy (kCal)4369.1934
Carbohydrates (g)26.4523
Total fats (g)323.2493
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
Early Stage
Middle Stage Processes
    Late Stage
    Utensils Used
    | 1. Rinse and dry the chicken pieces well. Heat the oil in a large frypan over medium high heat, slip in the pieces of chiken skin side down, not letting them touch each other. | 2. Brown over medium heat or lower adjusting the temperature so the chicken colours slowly taking about 15 minutes to reach a nice amber colour. | 3. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper as they cook, then turn with a wooden fork and spatula, try not to pierce the chicken and letting out the juices. We are only browning the chicken well at this stage. | 4. Remove the browned chicken to a large platter. | 5. Pour off all but a few tablespoons of the fat. | 6. Place the frypan over medium heat and add the carrot, onion, parsley, and sage leaves, and cook until the onion starts to turn golden brown. | 7. Stir in the lemon zest and keep stirring until onion is deep golden. | 8. Taking care not too burn the brown bits and glaze on the bottom of frypan. | 9. Blend in the minced garlic, a pinch of ground cloves, the tomatoes, and liquid of choice ( water, canned drained juices, or chicken broth). | 10. Scraping the liquid into the brown bits to free up. | 11. Add the chicken back into the frypan with 2 tablespoons only of lemon juice, bring all to a gentle simmer bubble. | 12. Cover the pan and cook another 15 minutes. | 13. Uncover the pan now and cook the last ten minutes, turning all the pieces to keep moist, and condensing down. | 14. The sauce should be thickened and clinging to the chicken pieces. | 15. Now ready to serve have a hot platter ready. | 16. Sprinkle the remaining 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice over the chicken taste for salt and pepper. | 17. Pile the chicken onto the plater and moisten all the pieces with pan juices. | 18. Sprinkle with extra minced parsley. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    roasting chicken 4 cut 3862.4088 1.632 309.8994 280.342
    olive oil 3 tablespoons 358.02 0.0 0.0 40.5
    carrot 1 minced 20.5 4.79 0.465 0.12
    onion 1 minced 28.0 6.537999999999999 0.77 0.07
    italian parsley 4 tablespoons minced - - - -
    sage leaf 6 - - - -
    lemon zest 1 shredded - - - -
    garlic clove 1 minced - - - -
    clove 1/16 teaspoon ground 0.3596 0.086 0.0078 0.0171
    tomato 3/4 cup chopped canned drained chopped 31.05 6.885 1.62 0.27
    chicken broth 2/3 cup drained 52.08 1.26 7.4256 1.7472
    lemon juice 5 tablespoons divided 16.775 5.2613 0.2669 0.183

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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