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whole chicken topped with lemon and text overlay "aromatic lemon chicken in pressure cooker"

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Ingredients
 

  • 3 to 3 ½ pound chicken whole, bone-in pieces
  • 2 to 3 lemons
  • 1 tablespoon aromatic bitters
  • 1 cup water
  • black pepper to taste (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Place trivet in pressure cooker and add 1 cup water.
  • Slice lemons thinly and remove all seeds.
  • Sprinkle all sides of the chicken with bitters and sprinkle with black pepper (optional). Place on trivet in pressure cooker
  • Cover the chicken with lemon slices (and stuff in the cavity for whole chicken).
  • Seal the lid and cook at high pressure:
    whole chicken, 8 minutes a pound
    bone in chicken pieces, 12 minutes
    boneless chicken pieces, 6-8 minutes
  • Keep pressure cooker closed for 8 minutes after cooking, then release the remaining pressure.
  • Place chicken (in a single layer for pieces) on a broiler pan with some of the lemon slices. Broil on high until the chicken is browned, about 5 minutes.