Lemon Roast Chicken

Name: How to cook Lemon Roast Chicken - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Shari

Lemon Roast Chicken

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

90 mins

whole chicken

lemons

1/2 cup

unsalted butter

2 tsp

salt

1 tsp

black pepper

4 cloves

garlic

1 tsp

smoked paprika

1-2

onions quartered

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Heat oven to 450. Zest and juice 1 lemon. Heat the lemon juice and the butter together in a small saucepan and set aside.

* Step 2

Sprinkle the chicken cavity with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper

* Step 3

Gently slide two fingers under the skin of the breast and rub half of the zest, 1/4 teaspoon of the blackpepper and the 1 tsp paprika onto the whole chicken.

* Step 4

Take a full lemon and place it and the garlic in the cavity.

* Step 5

Tie the legs together with butcher's twine and season the outside of the bird with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 tsp of the black pepper and remaining zest and garlic.

* Step 6

Place on a rack in a small roasting pan, with onions around the chicken and roast for 15 minutes.

* Step 7

Reduce heat to 350 Continue to roast, and baste every 15 minutes with the prepared lemon butter for about 1 hour.

* Step 8

Let the chicken rest at least 15 minutes to allow the juice to settle before serving. You can serve it with steamed vegetables or baked potatoes. Enjoy your meal.

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