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Whole Fried Young Chicken with Salsa Verde Recipe
by Nate Appleman

Whole Fried Young Chicken with Salsa Verde

Make sure you get very high quality game hens from your butcher for this dish. Serve with my Fried Brussels Sprouts and some pasta on the side.

Avg. 5/5 2 votes

Prep time: 30 minutes	Italian
Cook time: 20 minutes	Servings: 2

Ingredients

2 game hens or poussin, liberally salted for at least 24 hours
Salsa Verde:
3 bunches parsely, roughly destemmed
3oz capers (volume)

2 cloves garlic
3oz fine breadcrumbs (volume)
24oz olive oil
Salt, TT

Directions

Deep fry chickens @ 375 for 12 minutes. Serve with salsa verde and lemon wedges.
In a blender, blend the garlic and capers with half of the olive oil until smooth. Pour mixture into a bowl. Blend the parsley with the other half of the oil, quickly, to avoid oxidation. Combine both mixtures with the breadcrumbs in the bowl. Salt to taste.