Pollo alla Diavola

Spicy-hot char-grilled chicken is a classic Italian preparation. Its origins are murky, but it dates to at least the 19^th Century, as there is a recipe for it in Pellegrino Artusi’s seminal 1891 book on Italian cuisine, La Scienza in Cucina e l’Arte di Mangiar Bene (The Art of Eating Well).

This is a simple dish: a butterflied chicken grilled (or cooked …