Chicken alla Diavola Indoors | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 medium heads garlic
• 3 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1/2 cup table salt
• 1 whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds), butterflied and pounded (see illustrations below)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 4 medium cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 4 teaspoons)
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon cut into wedges, for serving