Step 2: Sear & brown the chicken
Chicken, dried spices, & cooking liquid
- whole chicken1
- salt
- black pepper
Cut the whole chicken into 10 pieces.
- If you haven’t broken down a chicken yet, check out the video for how I do this.
Next, heat a thin layer of vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Liberally season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
Add them to the Dutch oven to and brown on all sides. Set the chicken pieces on a plate and turn the heat to medium-low.