Pollo al Mattone (Tuscan Grilled Chicken Cooked Under a Brick) think this is one of the best Tuscan summer recipes! The split chicken (the English call it spatchcocked) is rubbed with Tuscan herbs and grilled with a brick on top to keep it flat and to ensure that it cooks evenly! Serve with lemon wedges, drizzled extra virgin olive oil, and a sprinkling of salt. Here's how to split the chicken. Open the chicken along the backbone using kitchen shears. (If you like, remove the backbone.) Then open the chicken, like a book. Turn it bone-side down and crush it down with your hands on the breastbone. Pull each of the legs hard until they are pulled out of the socket, and then press hard down, flattening the chicken. The chicken will be flatter, hence cooking more evenly. I do a range-top version using boneless chicken thighs marinated in red wine vinegar, Tuscan herbs, black pepper, and chili flakes (this is pollo al diavolo), cooking them in a cast iron skillet or as pollo al mattone. In the United States, you can buy a circular terra cotta weight designed to fit cast iron skillets. NEW! Garmugia Watermelon Sorbetto RECIPES Salade de Bœuf à la Parisienne Spaghetti di Vino with Beets Melanzane Grigliate Carciofi Sott'Olio Carciofi Fritti Uove al Diavolo Pesce Finto Green Tomato Pasta Sauce Macedonia di Frutta Fagiolini Mangiatutto Saltati Cinghiale in Dolce Forte Risotto All'Isolana Fettunta Spaghetti di Vino Salame Dolce Cioccolato Caldo Vestri Sugo di Carne Watermelon Ice Osteria Luchin's Polpettone di Patate Federico Bacci's Sage Pesto Frittelle di Riso Romeo Colzi's Ribollita Bollito Misto Yellow Bell Pepper Soup Porcini Pasta Sauce Pappa al Pomodoro Pollo al Mattone Torta di Mele Mimmo's Pasta with Zucchini Erbe Toscane Ricciarelli Tonno e Fagioli Schiacciata con l'uva Panforte Spinaci alla Fiorentina Ribollita Sugo Finto Fagioli all'Olio Panzanella Ravioli Gnudi with Salsa di Noci Arrosto Fiorentino Il peposo alla Fornacina Chicchi Caffè Shakerato Limoncello Nocino Fish in Crazy Water Capresse Click here to send this recipe to a friend!