Name: Grilled Porcini Chicken
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup crumbled dried porcini mushrooms (1/4 ounce); 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 (3- to 3 1/2-lb) whole chicken, split in half lengthwise and backbone removed

Mixing dried porcini with tomato paste is a simple way to omit butter and still keep chicken moist while infusing it with a woodsy mushroom flavor.

Cooks' note:

Halved chicken can be roasted, skin side up, in a foil-lined shallow baking pan in upper third of a 475°F oven 30 minutes, then broiled 4 to 6 inches from heat until skin is crisp.

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