Grilled spatchcock chicken w/anchovy marinade

Love this recipe. BUT: What happens to the 2 tablespoons of butter in the ingredient list? Is it used to enrich the reserved marinade concoction that is used as condiment on cooked chicken?

Lizard
  • Posted by: Lizard
  • September 17, 2023
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Nancy September 18, 2023
LIzard -
Yup, in the ingredient list but not used in directions.

My two cents' worth - If there weren't fat in the recipe, I might think it was for coating the chicken skin, before or after grilling. But there's a whole cup of olive oil already in the marinade and grilling process.
So, use it only if you see a need or want the flavor. Otherwise, just omit

Last thoughts - there are many versions of this dish or something like it, most using ingredients from southern France, Sicily, or Thailand. Little or no butter in them either.
 
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