Poulet de Grains à la Crapaudine (Grilled Spring Chicken, Crapaudine Style)

Ingredients

• 1 spring chicken
• salt
• pepper
• melted butter
• breadcrumbs
• sauce Diable (or another sharply seasoned sauce)

Instructions

1. Cut the chicken horizontally from the point of the breast to the joint of the wings, without detaching the two parts.
2. Flatten it lightly to break the joints and bones, and remove these as meticulously as possible.
3. Fix the wings with a skewer and season with salt and pepper.
4. Baste with melted butter and cook the chicken half through in the oven.
5. Sprinkle it with breadcrumbs, baste again with melted butter and complete the cooking gently on the grill.
6. Serve a sharply seasoned sauce separately, sauce Diable for preference.