Red Pepper Taxicab Chicken

Name: Red Pepper Taxicab Chicken
Ingredients: 2 lemons (optional) if using whole chicken; three 3 1/2 pound chickens, whole or cut-up, rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel; 2 ripe red bell peppers, medium to large, seeded, quartered, and coarsely chopped; 1 head garlic, cloves separated, peeled, and coarsely chopped (remove the germ or sprout inside each clove, if desired); 3/4 cup red wine vinegar; 3 fresh bay leaves, central vein removed and torn into pieces; 1/2 to 1 teaspoons Aleppo pepper, if desired, or a small pinch Cayenne pepper; 1 cup olive oil; 1/2 to 1 teaspoons sea salt or more, according to taste